hymeneal

[hahy-muh-nee-uhl]

hy·me·ne·al

[hahy-muh-nee-uhl]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to marriage.
noun
2.
Archaic. marriage song.

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Hymeneal is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin hymenae(us) (< Greek hyménaios wedding song, equivalent to Hymen Hymen + -aios pertaining to) + -al1

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hymeneal (ˌhaɪmɛˈniːəl)
 
adj
1.  poetic chiefly of or relating to marriage
 
n
2.  a wedding song or poem

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