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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Saturnalia \Sat`ur*na"li*a\, n. pl. [L. See Saturn.]
     1. (Rom. Antiq.) The festival of Saturn, celebrated in
        December, originally during one day, but afterward during
        seven days, as a period of unrestrained license and
        merriment for all classes, extending even to the slaves.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence: A period or occasion of general license, in which
        the passions or vices have riotous indulgence.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Saturnalia \Sat`ur*na"li*a\, n. pl. [L. See Saturn.]
     1. (Rom. Antiq.) The festival of Saturn, celebrated in
        December, originally during one day, but afterward during
        seven days, as a period of unrestrained license and
        merriment for all classes, extending even to the slaves.
  
     2. Hence: A period or occasion of general license, in which
        the passions or vices have riotous indulgence.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  Saturnalia
       n 1: an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn
       2: a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and
          promiscuity [syn: orgy, debauch, debauchery, riot,
           bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Saturnalia
     Λατινικά n.
     (θρησκ: la) Σατουρνάλια

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  saturnalia
     n.
     A period or occasion of general license, in which the passions or
  vices have riotous indulgence; a period of unrestrained revelry.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Saturnalia
     n.
     An Ancient Roman holiday honoring the deity Saturn.
     Translingual n.
     (taxon genus order Saurischia a dinosaur from the Triassic period)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  saturnalia
     n.
     A period or occasion of general license, in which the passions or
  vices have riotous indulgence; a period of unrestrained revelry.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Saturnalia
     n.
     An Ancient Roman holiday honoring the deity Saturn.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  saturnalia
     n.
     A period or occasion of general license, in which the passions or
  vices have riotous indulgence; a period of unrestrained revelry.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Saturnalia
     n.
     An Ancient Roman holiday honoring the deity Saturn.
     Translingual n.
     (taxon genus order Saurischia a dinosaur from the Triassic period)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  saturnalia
     n.
     A period or occasion of general license, in which the passions or
  vices have riotous indulgence; a period of unrestrained revelry.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Saturnalia
     n.
     An Ancient Roman holiday honoring the deity Saturn.
     Translingual n.
     (taxon genus order Saurischia a dinosaur from the Triassic period)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  saturnalia
     n.
     antiikin Rooman valtakunnassa vuosittain Saturnus-jumalan kunniaksi
  keskitalvella vietetty juhlapäivä ja vapaapäivä

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Saturnalia
     Englanti n.
     saturnalia

From Finnish Wiktionary: Finnish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-fi-2023-07-27 ]

  saturnalia
     n.
     antiikin Rooman valtakunnassa vuosittain Saturnus-jumalan kunniaksi
  keskitalvella vietetty juhlapäivä ja vapaapäivä

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Saturnalia /sˌatənˈeɪliə/
  عيد الإله ساتور

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  Saturnalia /sˌatənˈeɪliə/ 
  Saturnalien 
           Note: Saturnfest im Röm. Reich
           Note: ancient Roman festival in honour of Saturn

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  saturnalia /sˌatənˈeɪliə/
  1. (çoğ.) veya (tek.) Satürn bayramı
  2. aşırı derecede eğlence ve sefahat bayramı.

From suomi-English FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fin-eng ]

  saturnalia /sˈaturnˌalɪa/ 
  Saturnalia
  antiikin Rooman valtakunnassa vuosittain Saturnus-jumalan kunniaksi keskitalvella vietetty juhla- ja vapaapäivä

From suomi-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fin-ita ]

  saturnalia /sˈaturnˌalɪa/ 
  Saturnali
  antiikin Rooman valtakunnassa vuosittain Saturnus-jumalan kunniaksi keskitalvella vietetty juhla- ja vapaapäivä

From suomi-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fin-por ]

  saturnalia /sˈaturnˌalɪa/ 
  Saturnália
  antiikin Rooman valtakunnassa vuosittain Saturnus-jumalan kunniaksi keskitalvella vietetty juhla- ja vapaapäivä

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n.纵情狂欢

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 农神节;狂欢喧闹

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