"epithalamium" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɛpɪθəˈleɪmɪəm/ Forms: epithalamiums [plural], epithalamia [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin epithalamium, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιθαλάμιον (epithalámion, “bridal song”), neuter form of ἐπιθαλάμιος (epithalámios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + θάλαμος (thálamos, “inner chamber, wedding chamber”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|epithalamium}} Learned borrowing from Latin epithalamium, {{der|en|grc|ἐπιθαλάμιον||bridal song}} Ancient Greek ἐπιθαλάμιον (epithalámion, “bridal song”), {{m|grc|ἐπιθαλάμιος}} ἐπιθαλάμιος (epithalámios), {{m|grc|ἐπί||upon}} ἐπί (epí, “upon”), {{m|grc|θάλαμος||inner chamber, wedding chamber}} θάλαμος (thálamos, “inner chamber, wedding chamber”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|epithalamia}} epithalamium (plural epithalamiums or epithalamia)
  1. A song or poem celebrating a marriage. Categories (topical): Ancient Greece, Literary genres, Marriage, Poetry Synonyms: epithalamion Derived forms: epithalamic Translations (song or poem celebrating a marriage): häälaulu (english: song) (Finnish), hääruno (english: poem) (Finnish), épithalame [masculine] (French), epitalamium [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-epithalamium-en-noun-uzHNdqIn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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