Hymenean

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hymeneal \Hy`me*ne"al\, Hymenean \Hy`me*ne"an\, a. [L.
     hymeneius, a., also Hymenaeus, n., Hymen, Gr. ? the wedding
     song, also ? Hymen: cf. F. hym['e]n['e]al, hym['e]n['e]en.]
     Of or pertaining to marriage; as, hymeneal rites. --Pope.
     Hymeneal



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hymeneal \Hy`me*ne"al\, Hymenean \Hy`me*ne"an\, n.
     A marriage song. --Milton.
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