"prothalamion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prothalamions [plural], prothalamia [plural]
Etymology: After Prothalamion, title of a 16th-century poem by Edmund Spenser, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “for”) + thalamion, as in epithalamion. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|πρό||for}} Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “for”), {{m|en|epithalamion}} epithalamion Head templates: {{en-noun|s|prothalamia}} prothalamion (plural prothalamions or prothalamia)
  1. (literary) A song or poem in honour of a bride and bridegroom about to be married. Wikipedia link: Edmund Spenser, Prothalamion Tags: literary Synonyms: epithalamium, prothalamium
    Sense id: en-prothalamion-en-noun-55gjN0z4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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