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Meaning of bacchante | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A priestess of Bacchus.
  2. A female bacchanal.

Equivalents

Français bacchante
Polski bachantka
Русский вакха́нка

Examples

““… There was a man who always painted marble seats and another who did nothing but sheep. So a fellow I knew determined only to paint backs. Men's backs, women's backs, girls' backs and boys backs. […] his best known bacchante was described by a critic as all back and no ante, but his backs became famous. […]””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

bacchiac bacchic bacchius Bacchus Bacchus Marsh Bacchylides

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