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Definition of bacchanalian adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bacchanalian

adjective
 
/ˌbækəˈneɪliən/
 
/ˌbækəˈneɪliən/
(formal)
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  1. (of a party, etc.) wild and involving large amounts of alcohol
    • a bacchanalian orgy
    Word OriginFrom the name of the Greek god Bacchus (also called Dionysus), the god of wine and wild enjoyment.
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