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Bacchanal
Pronunciation : Bac"cha*nal
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. Bacchanalis. See Bacchanalia.]
Definition : 1. Relating to Bacchus or his festival.
2. Engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Bac"cha*nal
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A devotee of Bacchus; one who indulges in drunken revels; one who is noisy and riotous when intoxicated; a carouser. "Tipsy bacchanals." Shak.
2. pl.
Defn: The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia.
3. Drunken revelry; an orgy.
4. A song or dance in honor of Bacchus.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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