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Bac⋅cha⋅na⋅li⋅a
[bak-uh-ney-lee-uh, -neyl-yuh] 
–noun, plural -li⋅a, -li⋅as.
| 1. | (sometimes used with a plural verb ) a festival in honor of Bacchus. Compare Dionysia. |
| 2. | (lowercase) a drunken feast; orgy. |
Origin:
1625–35; < L equiv. to Bacch(us) + -ān(us) -an + -ālia, neut. pl. of -ālis -al 1 ; prob. modeled on volcānālia. See Saturnalia
1625–35; < L equiv. to Bacch(us) + -ān(us) -an + -ālia, neut. pl. of -ālis -al 1 ; prob. modeled on volcānālia. See Saturnalia
Related forms:
bac⋅cha⋅na⋅li⋅an, adjective, noun
bac⋅cha⋅na⋅li⋅an⋅ism, noun
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| Bac·cha·na·lia (bāk'ə-nāl'yə, -nā'lē-ə) n. pl. Bacchanalia
[Latin Bacchānālia, from Bacchus, Bacchus, from Greek Bakkhos.] Bac'cha·na'lian, bac'cha·na'lian adj. & n. |
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Bacchanalian
Bac`cha*na"li*an\, a. Of or pertaining to the festival of Bacchus; relating to or given to reveling and drunkenness. Even bacchanalian madness has its charms. --Cowper.Bacchanalian
Bac`cha*na"li*an\, n. A bacchanal; a drunken reveler.
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