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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HYMENEAL, HYMENEAN

a.Pertaining to marriage.

 

HYMENEAL, HYMENEAN

n.A marriage song.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HYMENEAL; HYMENEAN

Hy `me *ne "al, Hy `me *ne "an, a. Etym: [L. hymeneius, a., also Hymenaeus,n., Hymen, Gr. hyménéal, hyménéen.]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to marriage; as, hymeneal rites. Pope.

 

HYMENEAL; HYMENEAN

HYMENEAL; HYMENEAN Hy `me *ne "al, Hy `me *ne "an, n.

 

Defn: A marriage song. Milton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hymeneal

hy me ne al |ˌhīməˈnēəl ˌhaɪməˈniəl | adjective literary of or concerning marriage. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin hymenaeus, from Hymen (from Greek Humēn ), the name of the god of marriage, + -al .

 

Oxford Dictionary

hymeneal

hymeneal |ˌhʌɪmɪˈniːəl | adjective literary of or concerning marriage. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin hymenaeus, from Hymen (from Greek Humēn ), the name of the god of marriage, + -al .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

hymeneal

hy me ne al /hàɪməní (ː )əl |-me- /形容詞 ⦅詩 ⦆婚姻の .