epithalamialadj.
/ˌɛpɪθəˈleɪmɪəl/ Of the nature of an epithalamium.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > music, song, or bells > [adjective] > celebrating wedding (of song)
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society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > types of song > [adjective] > nuptial
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > other types of poem > [adjective] > nuptial
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1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 162/1 He [Filelfo] wrote epithalamial and funeral orations.
1884 J. A. Symonds Shakspere's Predecessors ix. 347 The epithalamial hymns of Catullus.
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