adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to marriage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
hymeneal
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /hʌɪməˈniːəl/
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CMU ARPABET: HH IH2 M AH0 N IY1 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Pertaining to sexual relations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Of or pertaining to the hymen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
A hymn, song or poem in honour of a wedding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
Meaning 5
of or relating to a wedding or marriage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- hymeneal rites
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noun
Meaning 6
a wedding hymn
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hymn, anthem
History
Etymology
From Latin hymenaeus (from Ancient Greek ὑμεναῖος (humenaîos, “matrimonial”)) + -al. Compare hymen.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: брачен (bračen) — pertaining to marriage
- Bulgarian: сватбен (svatben) — pertaining to marriage
- Finnish: aviollinen — pertaining to marriage
- French: hyménéen — pertaining to marriage
- Italian: imeneo — pertaining to marriage
- Latin: hymenaeus — pertaining to marriage
- Russian: бра́чный (bráčnyj) — pertaining to marriage
- Russian: свадебный (svadebnyj) — pertaining to marriage
- Spanish: himeneo — pertaining to marriage
- French: hyménal — pertaining to hymen
- French: hyménéal — pertaining to hymen
- Bulgarian: сватбена песен (svatbena pesen) — hymn, song or poem
- Finnish: häälaulu — hymn, song or poem
- Finnish: häävirsi — hymn, song or poem
- Finnish: häämarssi — hymn, song or poem
- Finnish: hääruno — hymn, song or poem