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Saturnalia
saturnalia
noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: Latin, from neuter plural of saturnalis of Saturn, from Saturnus Date: 1591 1. capitalized the festival of Saturn in ancient Rome beginning on December 17 2. singular, plural ~s also ~ a. an unrestrained often licentious celebration ; orgy b. excess, extravagance • ~n adjective • ~nly adverb
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n. (pl. same or saturnalias) 1 (usu. Saturnalia) Rom.Hist. the festival of Saturn in December, characterized by unrestrained merrymaking for all, the predecessor of Christmas. 2 (as sing. or pl.) a scene of wild revelry or tumult; an orgy. Derivatives saturnalian adj. Etymology: L, neut. pl. of Saturnalis (as SATURN) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. сатурналия (в Древнем Риме) 2. (s.) употр. часто с гл. в ед. ч.: оргия, вакханалия; дикий разгул a perfect s. of vice —- настоящий разгул порока ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ n literary an occasion when people enjoy themselves in a very wild and uncontrolled way ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
5.
- 1591, from L. Saturnalia, ancient Roman festival of Saturn (held in December), a time of merrymaking for all, from neut. pl. of Saturnalis "pertaining to Saturn," from Saturnus (see Saturn). The extended sense of "period of unrestrained revelry" is first attested 1782. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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