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prothalamium

Pronunciation: /ˌprəʊθəˈleɪmɪəm/
Definition of prothalamium

noun (plural prothalamia /-mɪə/)

literary
  • a song or poem celebrating a forthcoming wedding.

Origin:

late 16th century: from Prothalamion, the title of a poem by Spenser, on the pattern of epithalamium

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