"saturnalia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌsætəˈneɪli.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsætɚˈneɪli.ə/ [US], /ˌsætɚˈneɪljə/ [US] Audio: en-us-saturnalia.ogg [US] Forms: saturnalias [plural]
Etymology: From Latin Sāturnālia, a festival of the winter solstice. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun}} saturnalia (plural saturnalias)
  1. A period or occasion of general license, in which the passions or vices have riotous indulgence; a period of unrestrained revelry. Wikipedia link: saturnalia Related terms: Saturn, saturnalian, saturnian, bacchanalia, dionysia Translations (unrestrained revelry): भोग-विलास (bhog-vilās) (Hindi), разгу́л (razgúl) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-saturnalia-en-noun-7jri7cS3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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