Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bacchanalianism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bac-cha-na-lian-ism
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English bacchanalian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English bacchanalianism From bacchanalian + -ism.

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Questions

What does bacchanalianism mean?
The practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry.
Where does bacchanalianism come from?
Etymology tree English bacchanalian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English bacchanalianism From bacchanalian + -ism.

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