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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Dionysia n : an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus) [syn: {Dionysia}, {Bacchanalia}]
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