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bac·cha·nal  audio  (bk-nl, -näl, bk-nl) KEY  

NOUN:
  1. A participant in the Bacchanalia.
  2. The Bacchanalia. Often used in the plural.
  3. A drunken or riotous celebration.
  4. A reveler.
ADJECTIVE:
Of, relating to, or typical of the worship of Bacchus.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin Bacchnlia, Bacchanalia ; see Bacchanalia


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