| NOUN | act | Bacchanalia, Dionysia | an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus) |
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| act | bacchanalia, orgy, debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, riot, bacchanal, drunken revelry | a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity |
| Sounds | bae.kahney'lyah | |
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| Rhymes | Abkhazia ... Virginia: 48 rhymes with yah... | |
| Meaning | An orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus) . | |
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| Synonym | Dionysia | |
| Broader | festival, fete | An organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place) |
| Spanish | bacanales | |
| Catalan | bacanals | |
| Meaning | A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity. | |
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| Synonyms | orgy, debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, riot, bacchanal, drunken revelry | |
| Broader | revel, revelry | unrestrained / unrestrained merrymaking |
| Spanish | bacanal, borrasca, libertinaje, orgía | |
| Catalan | bacanal, llibertinatge, orgia | |
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