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bacchanal

[ noun bah-kuh-nahl, bak-uh-nal, bak-uh-nl; adjective bak-uh-nl ]

noun

  1. a follower of Bacchus.
  2. a drunken reveler.
  3. an occasion of drunken revelry; orgy; bacchanalia.

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adjective

  1. pertaining to Bacchus; bacchanalian.

bacchanal

/ ˈæəə /

noun

  1. a follower of Bacchus
  2. a drunken and riotous celebration
  3. a participant in such a celebration; reveller
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to Bacchus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bacchanal1

1530–40; < Latin , equivalent to Bacch ( us ) + -, probably as back formation from ; Bacchanalia
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bacchanal1

C16: from Latin ; see Bacchus
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