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bacchanal


2bac·cha·nal

adj \ˈba-kə-nəl\

Definition of BACCHANAL

: of, relating to, or suggestive of the Bacchanalia : bacchanalian

First Known Use of BACCHANAL

1550

Other Mythology and Folklore Terms

elysian, fay, muse, nimbus, phoenix

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