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1. (n.) maenad
a frenzied or raging woman.
Etymology: (1570–80; < L Maenad- (s. of Maenas) < Gk Mainás a bacchante, lit., madwoman)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) maenad
an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman
2. (noun) maenad
(Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) maenad
a Bacchante; a priestess or votary of Bacchus
2. (noun) maenad
a frantic or frenzied woman
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