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bac·cha·nal

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NOUN:

A participant in the Bacchanalia.
The Bacchanalia. Often used in the plural.
A drunken or riotous celebration.
A reveler.

ADJECTIVE:

Of, relating to, or typical of the worship of Bacchus.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin Bacchnlia, Bacchanalia ; see Bacchanalia

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