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bacchanalia

n.
US //ˌbækəˈneɪɫjə// UK //bˌækɐnˈeɪliə// bac·cha·na·lia
Synonyms
Origin

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).

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