noun pl. bacchants or bacchantes
Origin: < L bacchans, prp. of bacchari, to celebrate the feast of Bacchus
adjective
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See bacchant in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. bac·chants or bac·chan·tes (bə-kănˈtēz, -känˈ-, -kăntsˈ, -käntsˈ)
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Origin: Latin bacchāns, bacchant-
Origin: , present participle of bacchārī, to celebrate the festival of Bacchus
Origin: , from Bacchus, Bacchus
Origin: , from Greek Bakkhos
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