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bac•chant



Pronunciation: (bak'unt, bu-kant', -känt'), [key]
—n., pl. bac•chants, bac•chan•tesPronunciation: (bu-kan'tēz, -kän'-), [key]
—adj.

—n.
1. a priest, priestess, or votary of Bacchus; bacchanal.
2. a drunken reveler.

—adj.
inclined to revelry.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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