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prothalamion definition

pro·tha·la·mion (prō′t̸hə lā′mē än′, -ən)

noun pl. prothalamia -·mia (-ə)

a song celebrating a marriage
also prothalamium pro′·tha·la′·mium (-əm)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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