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Bac⋅chae

  [bak-ee]
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–plural noun Classical Mythology.
1. the female attendants of Bacchus.
2. the priestesses of Bacchus.
3. the women who took part in the Bacchanalia.
Origin:
< L < Gk Bákkhai, pl. of Bákkhē maenad
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Bac·chae   (bāk'ē)   
pl.n.   Greek & Roman Mythology
The priestesses and women followers of Bacchus.

[Latin, from Greek Bakkhai, pl. of Bakkhē, female worshiper of Bacchus, from Bakkhos, Bacchus.]
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