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saturnalia

[sat-er-ney-lee-uh, -neyl-yuh] / ˌsæt ərˈneɪ li ə, -ˈneɪl yə /


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The riot may have been a saturnalia of stupid, but we need to take it seriously.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2022

Britons, recalling the saturnalia of 1918's Armistice Day, were chiefly concerned about the forthcoming V-day celebrations.

From Time Magazine Archive

It's now possible to try to reconstruct their motivations--a task made more urgent by the saturnalia of lawmaking under way.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a music-hall saturnalia of honky-tonk pianos, white masks and silent movie captions, the late great German playwright fashioned a prophetically dramatic exercise in brainwashing.

From Time Magazine Archive

The morning following the saturnalia was cold and bleak.

From Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I by Halidom, M. Y.




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