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English
Etymology
From Latin Bacchānālia (“feast of Bacchus”), plural of Bacchānal (“a place devoted to Bacchus”), from Bacchus (“the god of wine”), from Ancient Greek Βάκχος (Bákkhos).
Pronunciation
Noun
Bacchanalia
- (Greek mythology) A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus.
- (by extension) Alternative letter-case form of bacchanalia; a drunken feast; drunken revels; an orgy.
Translations
feast in honor of Bacchus
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