prothalamion
[ proh-thuh-ley-mee-on, -uh n ]
/ ˌproʊ θəˈleɪ miˌɒn, -ən /
noun, plural pro·tha·la·mi·a [proh-thuh-ley-mee-uh] /ˌproʊ θəˈleɪ mi ə/.
a song or poem written to celebrate a marriage.
Origin of prothalamion
1597;
pro-2 +
(epi)thalamion; coined by Edmund Spenser
Words nearby prothalamion
protestation,
proteus,
proteus morganii,
proteus syndrome,
proteus vulgaris,
prothalamion,
prothalamium,
prothallium,
prothallus,
prothesis,
prothonotary
Definition for prothalamia (2 of 2)
prothalamium
[ proh-thuh-ley-mee-uh m ]
/ ˌproʊ θəˈleɪ mi əm /
noun, plural pro·tha·la·mi·a [proh-thuh-ley-mee-uh] /ˌproʊ θəˈleɪ mi ə/.
British Dictionary definitions for prothalamia
prothalamion
prothalamium
/ (ˌprəʊθəˈleɪmɪən) /
noun plural -mia (-mɪə)
a song or poem in celebration of a marriage
Word Origin for prothalamion
C16: from Greek
pro- before +
thalamos marriage; coined by Edmund Spenser, on the model of
epithalamion