Main Entry: ep·i·tha·la·mi·um

Pronunciation: \ˌe-pə-thə-ˈlā-mē-əm\

Variant(s): or ep·i·tha·la·mi·on \-mē-ən\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ep·i·tha·la·mi·ums or ep·i·tha·la·mia \-mē-ə\

Etymology: Latin & Greek; Latin epithalamium, from Greek epithalamion, from epi- + thalamos room, bridal chamber; perhaps akin to Greek tholos rotunda

Date: 1588

: a song or poem in honor of a bride and bridegroom

— ep·i·tha·lam·ic \-ˈla-mik\ adjective