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Bacau
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Bacchanalia
Bac·cha·na·lia


noun 
Definition:
 
ancient Roman festivities: in ancient Rome, festivities in honor of Bacchus that involved orgiastic rites ( takes a singular or plural verb )


Bac·cha·na·lian adjective
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