Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Dionysia

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Dionysia


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(n. pl.) 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.