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Bacchae definition

Bac·chae (bak′ē)

plural noun

  1. Gr. Myth. women companions of Bacchus
  2. priestesses of Bacchus
  3. the women who took part in the Bacchanalia

Etymology: L < Gr Bakchai < Bakchos, Bacchus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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