Dionysia \Di`o*ny"si*a\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Class. Antiq.)
Any of the festivals held in honor of the Olympian god
Dionysus. They correspond to the Roman Bacchanalia; the
greater Dionysia were held at Athens in March or April, and
were celebrated with elaborate performances of both tragedies
and comedies.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dionysia
n : an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus
(= Bacchus) [syn: Bacchanalia]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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