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单词 saturnalia
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Sat•ur•na•li•a  (sat′ər nālē ə, -nālyə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -li•a, -li•as. 
  1. (sometimes used with a pl. v.) the festival of Saturn, celebrated in December in ancient Rome as a time of unrestrained merrymaking.
  2. (l.c.) unrestrained revelry;
    orgy.
  • Latin Sāturnālia, equivalent. to Sāturn(us) Saturn + -ālia, neuter plural of -ālis -al1
  • 1585–95
Sat′ur•nali•an, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Saturnalia /ˌsætəˈneɪlɪə/ n ( pl -lia, -lias)
  1. an ancient Roman festival celebrated in December: renowned for its general merrymaking
  2. (sometimes not capital) a period or occasion of wild revelry
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin Sāturnālis relating to Saturn1

ˌSaturˈnalian adj
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