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Saturnalias
Variant of Saturnalia
noun pl. Saturnalias or Saturnalia
- the ancient Roman festival of Saturn, held about Dec. 17, with general feasting and revelry in celebration of the winter solstice
- any period or occasion of unrestrained, often orgiastic, revelry
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