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Bac⋅chic

  [bak-ik]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or honoring Bacchus.
2. (lowercase) riotously or jovially intoxicated; drunken.
Origin:
1660–70; < L Bacchicus < Gk Bakkhikós. See Bacchus, -ic
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Bac·chic   (bāk'ĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Greek & Roman Mythology Of or relating to Bacchus.

  2. bacchic Drunken and carousing; bacchanalian.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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