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bacchanalia

[bak-uh-ney-lee-uh, -neyl-yuh] / ˌbæk əˈneɪ li ə, -ˈneɪl yə /




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While fatherhood has slowed my nightlife habits, judging by the gondola banter of a quintet of seasonal employees regaling the night prior’s exploits, the Bacchanalia is back.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2023

Alec Gunn, the chief executive of a warehousing company, who was an early Bacchanalia diner, said he felt that such theme parks of overindulgence were important for the London scene, and that they were aspirational.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2022

The party a few hours later at Bacchanalia seemed to occur in an alternative universe.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2022

At Bacchanalia, the emphasis is on freshness, and the restaurant uses all organic ingredients, many of which are sourced from the owner's personal farm.

From Time • Aug. 17, 2017

His mother might only have gone to one of her bowling Bacchanalia.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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