BACCHANALIA
\bˌakɐnˈe͡ɪli͡ə], \bˌakɐnˈeɪliə], \b_ˌa_k_ɐ_n_ˈeɪ_l_iə]\
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a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
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an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
By Princeton University
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a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
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an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
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By Noah Webster.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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