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Sat•ur•na•li•a



Pronunciation: (sat"ur-nā'lē-u, -nāl'yu), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -li•a, -li•as.
1. (sometimes used with a pl. v.) the festival of Saturn, celebrated in December in ancient Rome as a time of unrestrained merrymaking.
2. (l.c.) unrestrained revelry; orgy.

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