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hymeneal (adj.)

c. 1600, "of or relating to a marriage," with -al (1) + Hymen, Greek god of marriage. Compare Latin hymenaeus, from Greek hymenaios "belonging to wedlock;" also as a noun "wedding, wedding song." As a noun in English, "wedding hymn," from 1717.

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Definitions of hymeneal from WordNet
1
hymeneal (n.)
a wedding hymn;
2
hymeneal (adj.)
of or relating to a wedding or marriage;
hymeneal rites
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