bacchanalia
noun
bac·cha·na·lia
ˌba-kə-ˈnāl-yə 
ˌbä-
plural bacchanalia
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Bacchanalia plural
: a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
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More than 350 authors will gather on 21 stages for a three-day bacchanalia of literature, which in the past has drawn more than 25,000 people to downtown Berkeley.
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Mini bars burst with silk eye covers, collagen masks, melatonin sprays and ear plugs, suggesting the bacchanalia Estelle encourages.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
All my pre-planning collapsed into a still-now-overwhelming-to-contemplate bacchanalia of trying stuff.
—Adam Dalva, Longreads, 29 Apr. 2026
While the young actors light up the screen in their other ventures, here, they are simply dragged and squeezed into Levinson's male gaze bacchanalia.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Mini bars burst with silk eye covers, collagen masks, melatonin sprays and ear plugs, suggesting the bacchanalia Estelle encourages.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
All my pre-planning collapsed into a still-now-overwhelming-to-contemplate bacchanalia of trying stuff.
—Adam Dalva, Longreads, 29 Apr. 2026
While the young actors light up the screen in their other ventures, here, they are simply dragged and squeezed into Levinson's male gaze bacchanalia.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Bacchanalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bacchanalia. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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