prothalamion

(prō′t̸hə lāmē än′, -ən)

noun pl. prothalamia

a song celebrating a marriage

Origin: ModL, coined by Edmund Spenser (based on epithalamion) < Gr pro-, before + thalamos, bridal chamber

See prothalamion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. pro·tha·la·mi·a (-mē-ə)
A song in celebration of a wedding; an epithalamium.

Origin:

Origin: pro-2

Origin: + Greek epithalamion, epithalamium; see epithalamium

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