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bacchanology

bacchanology noun: the study of drinking and its preparations, and history.

Noun

bacchanology (uncountable)

  1. The study of drinking and its preparations, and history.
    • As, in this age of progress, most things are raised to the position of a science, we see no reason why Bacchanology (if the term please our readers) should not hold a respectable place, and be entitled to its due mead of praise...1863. Henry Porter, George Edwin Roberts. Cups and Their Customs
    • IF YOU THINK IT'S tough to get a decent dry martini... At every turn, the student of bacchanology faces the bewildering blend of misinformation, lore and legend that constitutes barroom etymology...1991. William Grimes. The New York Times, August 25, 1991

bacchanology meaning in Bengali

bacchanology in Bengali

মদ্যপান

Questions about bacchanology

What does bacchanology mean?
Bacchanology means the study of drinking and its preparations, and history.
What is bacchanology in Bengali?
Bacchanology in Bengali is মদ্যপান. See Bacchanology meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is bacchanology?
Bacchanology is a noun.

Words near bacchanology in the dictionary

  1. bacchanalize
  2. bacchanalized
  3. bacchanalizes
  4. bacchanalizing
  5. bacchanals
  6. bacchanology
  7. bacchant
  8. bacchante
  9. bacchantes
  10. bacchantic
  11. bacchants

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