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epithalamion

epithalamion

English

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Noun

epithalamion (plural epithalamions)

  1. a song or poem celebrating a marriage
    • 1985: ‘What is your view of a text we have never considered in class, I mean the Song that is Solomon’s?’ ‘A well-made epithalamion. Somewhat vulgar.’ — Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked