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bacchanalia

noun
/ˌbækəˈneɪliə/

Meaning

A Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, drinking, and revelry; any occasion of wild and drunken revelry.

Example Sentences

The novel describes the party as a bacchanalia of excess and joy.

Synonyms

revelry, orgy, debauchery, spree

Antonyms

moderation, sobriety

Collocations

bacchanalia of music, drunken bacchanalia, wild bacchanalia

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