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prothalamion

  (prō'thə-lā'mē-ən, -ŏn') pronunciation
n., pl. -mi·a (-mē-ə).

A song in celebration of a wedding; an epithalamium.

[PRO–2 + Greek epithalamion, epithalamium; see epithalamium.]


 
 
Literary Dictionary: prothalamion

prothalamion [proh‐thă‐lam‐iŏn], a marriage‐poem. The term, invented by Edmund Spenser for the title of his poem celebrating the weddings of Katherine and Elizabeth Somerset in 1596, is derived from epithalamion, literally meaning ‘before the bridal chamber’.

 
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a song in celebration of a marriage
 
Poetry Glossary: Prothalamium or Prothalamion

A song or poem in honor of a bride and bridegroom before their wedding.

 
 

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