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EPITHALAMIUM

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ep⋅i⋅tha⋅la⋅mi⋅um

  [ep-uh-thuh-ley-mee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -mi⋅ums, -mi⋅a  [-mee-uh] .
epithalamion.
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ep⋅i⋅tha⋅lam⋅ic  [ep-uh-thuh-lam-ik] , adjective
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ep·i·tha·la·mi·um   (ěp'ə-thə-lā'mē-əm)   
n.   pl. ep·i·tha·la·mi·ums or ep·i·tha·la·mi·a (-mē-ə)
A lyric ode in honor of a bride and bridegroom.

[Latin, from Greek epithalamion, from neuter of epithalamios, of a wedding : epi-, epi- + thalamos, bridal chamber.]
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epithalamium 
1595, "bridal song," from L., from Gk. epithalamion "a bridal song," from epi "at" + thalamos "bridal chamber, inner chamber."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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