First Known Use: 1594
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1bacchanal
noun bac·cha·nal \ˈba-kə-nəl, ˈbä-; ˌba-kə-ˈnal, ˌbä-kə-ˈnäl\
Definition of BACCHANAL
2
a : a devotee of Bacchus; especially : one who celebrates the Bacchanalia b : reveler
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Origin of BACCHANAL
Latin, shrine of Bacchus, probably back-formation from Bacchanalia
2bacchanal
adjective bac·cha·nal \ˈba-kə-nəl\
Definition of BACCHANAL
: of, relating to, or suggestive of the Bacchanalia : bacchanalian
First Known Use of BACCHANAL
1550
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