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Definition of bacchanalian adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

bacchanalian

adjective

NAmE//ˌbækəˈneɪlyən//

, NAmE//ˌbɑkəˈneɪlyən//

(formal)

(of a party, etc.) wild and involving large amounts of alcohol a bacchanalian orgy From the name of the Greek god Bacchus (also called Dionysus), the god of wine and wild enjoyment.

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