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Bacchanalia
[ bak-uh-ney-lee-uh, -neyl-yuh ]
noun
, plural Bac·cha·na·li·a, Bac·cha·na·li·as.
- (sometimes used with a plural verb) a festival in honor of Bacchus. Compare Dionysia.
- (lowercase) a drunken feast; orgy.
bacchanalia
/ ˌbækəˈneɪlɪə /
plural noun
- often capital orgiastic rites associated with Bacchus
- any drunken revelry
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Other Words From
- baccha·nali·an adjective noun
- baccha·nali·an·ism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Bacchanalia1
1625–35; < Latin equivalent to Bacch ( us ) + -ān ( us ) -an + -ālia, neuter plural of -ālis -al 1; probably modeled on volcānālia. See Saturnalia
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