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Saturnals

Saturnals proper noun: synonym of Saturnalia (“ancient Roman holiday”).

Proper noun

Saturnals or the Saturnals pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Synonym of Saturnalia (“ancient Roman holiday”).
    • In which feaſts and ſolemnities, we uſe to ſit with great contentment of minde, arraied decently according to our degree and calling, (for […] no man hungreth or faſteth during the Saturnals:) […]1603, Plutarch, “Of the Tranquillity and Contentment of Minde”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Philosophie, Commonlie Called, The Morals […], London: […] Arnold Hatfield, →OCLC, page 161
    Synonyms:
    Saturnalia

Synonyms of Saturnals

Origin of Saturnals

From Middle French saturnales, saturnelles. By surface analysis, Saturnal + -s.

Questions about Saturnals

What does Saturnals mean?
Saturnals means synonym of Saturnalia (“ancient Roman holiday”).
What part of speech is Saturnals?
Saturnals is a proper noun.

Words near Saturnals in the dictionary

  1. saturnalia
  2. saturnalian
  3. saturnalians
  4. saturnalias
  5. saturnally
  6. Saturnals
  7. saturnia
  8. saturnian
  9. saturnians
  10. saturnic
  11. Saturnicentric

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