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Bacchanalia

bacc·ha·na·lia

UK/ˌbæk.əˈnɑː.lɪə/ US/ˌbækʌˈneɪljʌ/ uncommon

noun

Origin

From Latin Bacchānālia (“feast of Bacchus”), plural of Bacchānal (“a place devoted to Bacchus”), from Bacchus (“the god of wine”), from Ancient Greek Βάκχος (Bákkhos).

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