Definitions for prothalamion

prothalamion pro·tha·la·mi·on

Spelling: [proh-thuh-ley-mee-on, -uh n]
IPA: /ˌproʊ θəˈleɪ miˌɒn, -ən/

Prothalamion is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 1242 anagrams from letters in prothalamion (aahilmnooprt).

Definitions for prothalamion

noun

  1. a song or poem written to celebrate a marriage.

Origin of prothalamion

1597; pro-2 + (epi)thalamion; coined by Edmund Spenser

Examples for prothalamion

Among the minor poems of Spenser the most delightful were his prothalamion and Epithalamion.

It is a bridal ode (prothalamion), to celebrate the marriage of two daughters of the Earl of Worcester, written late in 1596.

The prothalamion contains a final record of his disappointments in England.

Word Value for prothalamion
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