epithalamium
[ ep-uh-thuh-ley-mee-uh m ]
/ ˌɛp ə θəˈleɪ mi əm /
noun, plural ep·i·tha·la·mi·ums, ep·i·tha·la·mi·a [ep-uh-thuh-ley-mee-uh] /ˌɛp ə θəˈleɪ mi ə/.
OTHER WORDS FROM epithalamium
ep·i·tha·lam·ic [ep-uh-thuh-lam-ik] /ˌɛp ə θəˈlæm ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby epithalamium
epitaxial transistor,
epitaxis,
epitaxy,
epitendineum,
epithalamion,
epithalamium,
epithalamus,
epithalaxia,
epitheca,
epithecium,
epithelial dystrophy
Example sentences from the Web for epithalamic
From a distant field came the dim wheezing of a corn-crake; nearer at hand a nightingale was beginning his epithalamic welcome.
The Gay Adventure |Richard Bird
British Dictionary definitions for epithalamic
epithalamium
epithalamion
/ (ˌɛpɪθəˈleɪmɪəm) /
noun plural -mia (-mɪə)
a poem or song written to celebrate a marriage; nuptial ode
Derived forms of epithalamium
epithalamic (ˌɛpɪθəˈlæmɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for epithalamium
C17: from Latin, from Greek
epithalamion marriage song, from
thalamos bridal chamber