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bacchanal

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bac⋅cha⋅nal

  [n. bah-kuh-nahl, bak-uh-nal, bak-uh-nl; adj. bak-uh-nl]
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–noun
1. a follower of Bacchus.
2. a drunken reveler.
3. an occasion of drunken revelry; orgy; bacchanalia.
–adjective
4. pertaining to Bacchus; bacchanalian.
Origin:
1530–40; < L Bacchānāl, equiv. to Bacch(us) + -ānāl, prob. as back formation from Bacchānālia; see Bacchanalia

Synonyms:
3. saturnalia, debauch, spree, carousal.
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bac·cha·nal   (bāk'ə-nāl', -näl', bāk'ə-nəl)   
n.  

  1. A participant in the Bacchanalia.

  2. The Bacchanalia. Often used in the plural.

  3. A drunken or riotous celebration.

  4. A reveler.

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

[From Latin Bacchānālia, Bacchanalia; see Bacchanalia.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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