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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

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

Invited over by May to watch one of the city's huge, unobstructed sunsets, Binelli finds not an Ibiza-style Bacchanalia but May and friends sitting on folding chairs on the pavement, drinking from plastic cups.

From The Guardian • Jan. 4, 2013

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

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole