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epithalamium or epithalamion (ˌɛpɪθəˈleɪmɪəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -mia | |
| a poem or song written to celebrate a marriage; nuptial ode | |
| [C17: from Latin, from Greek epithalamion marriage song, from thalamos bridal chamber] | |
| epithalamion or epithalamion (ˌɛpɪθəˈleɪmɪəm, -mɪə) | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Latin, from Greek epithalamion marriage song, from thalamos bridal chamber] | |
| epithalamic or epithalamion | |
| —adj | |
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Epithalamion
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| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
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