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Di·o·ny·sus    Audio Help   [dahy-uh-nahy-suhs] Pronunciation Key
–noun Classical Mythology.
the god of fertility, wine, and drama; Bacchus.
Also, Di·o·ny·sos.
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Di·o·ny·sus    Audio Help   (dī'ə-nī'səs, -nē'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Greek & Roman Mythology
The god of wine and of an orgiastic religion celebrating the power and fertility of nature. Also called Bacchus.


[Latin Dionȳsus, from Greek Dionūsos.]

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dionysus

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(Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus 

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Dionysus [(deye-uh-neye-suhs, deye-uh-nee-suhs)]

The Greek name for Bacchus, the Greek and Roman god of wine and revelry.


[Chapter:] Mythology and Folklore


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