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Bacchus

Greek god of wine and revelry, a later name of Dionysus, late 15c., from Latin Bacchus, from Greek Bakkhos, perhaps related to Latin bacca "berry, fruit of a tree or shrub" (see bay (n.4)), or from an Asian language. Perhaps originally a Thracian fertility god.

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Definitions of Bacchus from WordNet

Bacchus (n.)
(classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus;
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