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bacchanal.

Relating to Bacchus or his festival.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbækənəl/UK/ˌbɑ kəˈnɑl/US/ˌbæk əˈnæl/US/ˈbæk ə nl/US
  1. Relating to Bacchus or his festival.

  2. Engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy.

Where this word comes from

From Latin Bacchānālis (“of or pertaining to Bacchus”). See Bacchanalia.

noun/ˈbækənəl/UK/ˌbɑ kəˈnɑl/US/ˌbæk əˈnæl/US/ˈbæk ə nl/US
  1. A devotee of Bacchus.

  2. Someone who indulges in drunken partying; someone noisy and riotous when intoxicated.

  3. The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia.

    in-plural
  4. Drunken revelry; an orgy.

  5. A song or a dance in honor of Bacchus.

  6. drama, ruckus, fiasco

    Trinidad-and-Tobago · informal
Where this word comes from

From Latin Bacchānālis (“of or pertaining to Bacchus”). See Bacchanalia.

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