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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

More than anything, Bacchanalia feels like a dare to everyone in Britain who is not dining at Bacchanalia.

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

A 19th-century account found it to offer a “sort of Bacchanalia, to gratify the multitudes in their wandering and irregular thoughts.”

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2014

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

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole