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epithalamium

/ep-uh-thuh-ley-mee-uhm/US // ˌɛp ə θəˈleɪ mi əm //UK // (ˌɛpɪθəˈleɪmɪəm) //

石灰岩,石灰岩浆,石榴裙,石榴石

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ep·i·tha·la·mi·ums, ep·i·tha·la·mi·a [ep-uh-thuh-ley-mee-uh]. /ˌɛp ə θəˈleɪ mi ə/.

    • : epithalamion.

Examples

  • In the hands of the poets the epithalamium was developed into a special literary form, and received considerable cultivation.

  • At the close of In Memoriam Tennyson has appended a poem, on the nuptials of his sister, which is strictly an epithalamium.

  • The second alone can decide, whether it will conclude the piece with an epithalamium—or a requiem!'

  • Fragments of his other pieces are preserved in Stobaeus; the epithalamium of Achilles and Deidameia is not his.

  • The most charming of all his longer poems is the Epithalamium which celebrates the union of Manlius with his bride.