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PRONUNCIATION OF EPITHALAMION

epithalamion  [ˌepɪθəˈleɪmɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EPITHALAMION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Epithalamion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EPITHALAMION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

epithalamion

Epithalamium

An epithalamium is a poem written specifically for the bride on the way to her marital chamber. This form continued in popularity through the history of the classical world; the Roman poet Catullus wrote a famous epithalamium, which was translated from or at least inspired by a now-lost work of Sappho.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EPITHALAMION


acromion
əˈkrəʊmɪən
anthemion
ænˈθiːmɪən
antinomian
ˌæntɪˈnəʊmɪən
Bahamian
bəˈheɪmɪən
Bohemian
bəʊˈhiːmɪən
camion
ˈkæmɪən
Crimean
kraɪˈmɪən
cryptogamian
ˌkrɪptəʊˈɡeɪmɪən
didynamian
ˌdɪdɪˈneɪmɪən
Endymion
ɛnˈdɪmɪən
Hieronymian
ˌhaɪərəˈnɪmɪən
hippopotamian
ˌhɪpəpɒˈteɪmɪən
isthmian
ˈɪsθmɪən
Mesopotamian
ˌmɛsəpəˈteɪmɪən
Permian
ˈpɜːmɪən
prosimian
prəʊˈsɪmɪən
prothalamion
ˌprəʊθəˈleɪmɪən
Samian
ˈseɪmɪən
Simeon
ˈsɪmɪən
simian
ˈsɪmɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EPITHALAMION

epithalamia
epithalamic
epithalamium
epitheca
epithecae
epithelia
epithelial
epithelialise
epithelialize
epithelioid
epithelioma
epitheliomata
epitheliomatous
epithelisation
epithelise
epithelium
epithelization
epithelize
epithem
epithema

WORDS THAT END LIKE EPITHALAMION

accreditation
action
addition
administration
animation
application
association
attention
attraction
attribution
auction
certification
champion
citation
collection
combination
commission
fermion
prooemion
thermion

Synonyms and antonyms of epithalamion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «epithalamion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EPITHALAMION

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Translator English - Chinese

epithalamion
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

epitalamio
570 millions of speakers

English

epithalamion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

epithalamion
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

epithalamion
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

epithalamion
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

epithalamion
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

epithalamion
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Epithalamion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Epithalamion
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Epithalamion
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

epithalamion
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

epithalamion
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Epithalamion
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

epithalamion
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

epithalamion
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एपिथाथियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

epithalamion
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Epithalamion
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

epithalamion
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

epithalamion
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

epithalamion
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

epithalamion
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

epithalamion
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

epithalamion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

epithalamion
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of epithalamion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EPITHALAMION»

The term «epithalamion» is normally little used and occupies the 141.610 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EPITHALAMION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about epithalamion

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPITHALAMION»

Discover the use of epithalamion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to epithalamion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oneiromance: (an Epithalamion)
Oneiromance (an epithalamion) gives the marriage poem a case of vertigo, displacing while embracing the panoply of possibility when two people attempt to forge a life together.
Kathleen Rooney, 2008
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Mead: An Epithalamion
Intimacy is examined, not only in terms of the erotic, the quotidian, and the contractual, but also in terms of the intertextual: the pact between reader and writer and the blending of texts that results.
Julie Carr, 2004
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Edmund Spenser's Amoretti and Epithalamion: A Critical Edition
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Edmund Spenser, Kenneth J. Larsen, 2011
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The Spenser Encyclopedia
Spenser writes about marriage frequentlyinhis major andminor works, invokingthe formal characteristics of the epithalamium ona number of occasions. In a letter to Harvey (Three Letters I),hedescribes a lost work, the Epithalamion Thamesis, ...
A.C. Hamilton, 2003
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Epithalamion Stellæ et Violantillæ. The Marriage of Stella ...
N33? . '52.. O EPITHALAMION STELLE ET? 4 VIOLANTILLE. : ' & THE {Ham'agz of itella aul! Mathis, FROM THE SILV/E ' 1 OF 4/ P. PAPINIUS STATIUS. w ~ WITH AN ENGLISH VERSION, BY HENRY HALFORD, M. P. LEICESTER: sou) FOR ...
Publius Papinius STATIUS, Sir Henry HALFORD, 1839
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Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
Epithalamion \,ep-e-th3-'la-me-,an, -sn\ Marriage ode by Edmund SPENSER originally published with his sonnet sequence Amoretti in 1595. The poem celebrates Spenser's marriage in 1594 to his second wife, Elizabeth Boyle, and it may ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1995
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Amoretti and Epithalamion
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS.
Edmund Spenser, 2013
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Mourning and Panegyric: The Poetics of Pastoral Ceremony
ily productive in the Epithalamion or disappointingly barren in Prothala- mion); marriage as operative metaphor, in conventional terms, bespeaks a hierarchical relationship, whether of man and woman, Christ and Church, or even patron and  ...
Celeste Marguerite Schenck, 1988
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Sonnet Sequences and Social Distinction in Renaissance England
Amoretti to Epithalamion Many critics have remarked on the Epithalamion^ apparent capacity to "solve," at least partially, the critical problems of the Amoretti. In particular, Spenser's use of marriage is often thought to subject the sonnets' erotic ...
Christopher Warley, 2005
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The Facts on File Companion to British Poetry Before 1600
EDMUND SPENSER (1594) Written in 1594 as a celebration of his own nuptials to Elizabeth Boyle and published a year later, EDMUND SPENSER's Epithalamion follows the basic tenets of its classical predecessors. The poem begins before ...
Michelle M. Sauer, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPITHALAMION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term epithalamion is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mindy Lahiri Has Never Repeated an Outfit
epithalamion 5ptsEditors' Pick Jun 8, 2015. Fat Sal Perez is not getting ... Jules222 5ptsEditors' Pick Jun 8, 2015. @epithalamion way harsh tai. «New York Magazine, Jun 15»
2
Review: Donald Berman Balances Fire and Rhapsody at Bargemusic
That piece, the nervously excitable “Epithalamion” (1998), was one of eight endearing miniatures played back to back here. Mostly written in a ... «New York Times, May 15»
3
Linda Gregerson: 'The internet chips away at the barriers between …
And I'm writing an epithalamion for two dear friends who are getting married later this month. < Previous Article · Next Article >. Advertisement ... «GalleyCat, Apr 15»
4
Make It Old: A Wedding Anniversary Epithalamion
2900827625_79888750bf_m In the beginning was a wedding. The ceremony began with light. The ceremony included the separation of water ... «Patheos, Apr 15»
5
Kim Kardashian's Marriage by Sam Riviere, review: 'great wit'
Catullus wrote his bridal hymns and Edmund Spenser his “Epithalamion”. Now Sam Riviere, poet of the acclaimed 81 Austerities, (2012), has ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
6
Poet Dannie Abse has last word in book of his collected works
One of his first poems, Epithalamion – often read out at weddings – celebrates the beginning of their life together, while the deeply moving ... «Ham&High, Dec 14»
7
Greek Artists' Work Sold at Bonhams Auction in London
The artist's masterpiece “Full Moon L” was sold at 333,125 euros, “Epithalamion” at 153,125 euros, while his third work “Positive” was sold for ... «Greek Reporter, Nov 14»
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Book review: 'Philip Larkin: Life, Art and Love,' by James Booth
While that celebratory epithalamion, “The Whitsun Weddings,” has been voted the most popular English poem of the previous half-century, ... «Washington Post, Nov 14»
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BOOK REVIEW A literary lament for lost love
... romance — weaving a spell from The Winter's Tale, The Tempest and As You Like It. He explains what an Epithalamion is and why Spenser's ... «News Weekly, Oct 14»
10
Letter: Dannie Abse was a cultural attache for Welsh writers
He generously agreed to read his great love poem Epithalamion at our daughter's wedding in Bridgend, though City were playing at home that ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»

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