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ep⋅i⋅tha⋅la⋅mi⋅on

  [ep-uh-thuh-ley-mee-on, -uhn]
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–noun, plural -mi⋅a  [-mee-uh] .
a song or poem in honor of a bride and bridegroom.
Origin:
1580–90; < Gk: nuptial, n. use of neut. of epithalámios nuptial. See epi-, thalamus
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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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