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bacchanalia

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11 lettersPronunciation /ˌbækəˈneɪli.ə/Part of speech nounSorted aaaabcchilnStarts with BEnds with A0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

Word origin

From Latin Bacchānālia (“feast of Bacchus”), plural of Bacchānal (“a place devoted to Bacchus”), from Bacchus (“the god of wine”), from Ancient Greek Βάκχος (Bákkhos).

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  • His sexuality had been an open secret within the industry for decades: his pool parties, described as “blond bacchanalias”, were legendary.
  • Now counting about 600 homes, it is a place of mythic weekend-long parties and carnal pleasure, a byword for bacchanalia and fleshy hedonism – but also simply a secluded haven where people can be themselves.

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