Bacchanalia
[ bak-uh-ney-lee-uh, -neyl-yuh ]
/ ˌbæk əˈneɪ li ə, -ˈneɪl yə /
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noun, plural Bac·cha·na·li·a, Bac·cha·na·li·as.
(lowercase) a drunken feast; orgy.
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Origin of Bacchanalia
1625–35; <Latin equivalent to Bacch(us) + -ān(us) -an + -ālia, neuter plural of -ālis-al1; probably modeled on volcānālia.See Saturnalia
OTHER WORDS FROM Bacchanalia
bac·cha·na·li·an, adjective, nounbac·cha·na·li·an·ism, nounWords nearby Bacchanalia
baccalaureate sermon, baccarat, baccate, Bacchae, bacchanal, Bacchanalia, bacchanalian, bacchant, bacchante, Bacchic, bacchius
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British Dictionary definitions for Bacchanalia
bacchanalia
/ (ˌbækəˈneɪlɪə) /
pl n
(often capital) orgiastic rites associated with Bacchus
any drunken revelry
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