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Bacchae

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Bac·chae  (bk)
pl.n. Greek & Roman Mythology
The priestesses and women followers of Bacchus.
[Latin, from Greek Bakkhai, pl. of Bakkh, female worshiper of Bacchus, from Bakkhos, Bacchus.]
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