bacchanale

noun

bac·​cha·​nale
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plural -s
: a ballet whose dances are marked by voluptuousness or pagan abandon

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Word History

Etymology

French, back-formation from bacchanales bacchanalia, from Latin bacchanalia

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bacchanale was in 1916

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“Bacchanale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bacchanale. Accessed 19 Aug. 2022.

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