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bacchante

bac·chan·te
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [buh-kan-tee, -kahn-, buh-kant, -kahnt]
    • /bəˈkæn ti, -ˈkɑn-, bəˈkænt, -ˈkɑnt/
    • /ˈbækəntɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buh-kan-tee, -kahn-, buh-kant, -kahnt]
    • /bəˈkæn ti, -ˈkɑn-, bəˈkænt, -ˈkɑnt/

Definitions of bacchante word

  • noun bacchante a priestess or female votary of Bacchus 3
  • noun bacchante a drunken female reveller 3
  • noun bacchante a priestess or woman votary of Bacchus 3
  • noun bacchante a woman who carouses 3
  • noun bacchante a female bacchant. 1
  • noun bacchante A priestess of Bacchus. 1

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Origin of bacchante

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
1790-1800; back formation from Latin bacchantēs, feminine plural of bacchāns bacchant; pronunciation with silent -e < French bacchante, feminine of bacchant bacchant

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Parts of speech for Bacchante

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bacchante popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bacchante usage trend in Literature

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