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Bacchanalia   /bˌækənˈeɪljə/   Listen
Bacchanalia

noun
1.
An orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus).  Synonym: Dionysia.
2.
A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity.  Synonyms: bacchanal, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, riot, saturnalia.





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