How to pronounce epithalamium
American English pronunciation
ep-ih-thuh-LAY-mee-um
- IPA
- /ˌɛpɪθəˈleɪmiəm/
- Syllables
- ep · ih · thuh · LAY · mee · um (6 syllables, stress on the 4th)
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What epithalamium means
A poem or song written for a wedding
In a sentence: At the wedding dinner, the bride's uncle read an epithalamium he had written.
Where it comes from: From a Greek word for a wedding song, built from parts meaning "upon" and "the bridal room."
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