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Bacchae

plural noun Bac·chae \ ˈba-ˌkē , -ˌkī \

Definition of Bacchae

1 : the female attendants or priestesses of Bacchus
2 : the women participating in the Bacchanalia

Origin and Etymology of bacchae

Latin, from Greek Bakchai, from Bakchos Bacchus

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