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  • 51ri´ot|ous|ness — ri|ot|ous «RY uh tuhs», adjective. 1. taking part in a riot: »Riotous students were jailed during the disturbance. 2. characterized by or of the nature of a riot: »He was expelled from college for riotous conduct. 3. boisterous; disorderly:… …

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  • 52ri´ot|ous|ly — ri|ot|ous «RY uh tuhs», adjective. 1. taking part in a riot: »Riotous students were jailed during the disturbance. 2. characterized by or of the nature of a riot: »He was expelled from college for riotous conduct. 3. boisterous; disorderly:… …

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  • 53ri|ot|ous — «RY uh tuhs», adjective. 1. taking part in a riot: »Riotous students were jailed during the disturbance. 2. characterized by or of the nature of a riot: »He was expelled from college for riotous conduct. 3. boisterous; disorderly: »Figurative.… …

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  • 54Bacchic — Bac chic, Bacchical Bac chic*al, a. [L. Bacchicus, Gr. Bakchiko s.] Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous, with intoxication; riotously drunken; used of revelrous gatherings. Syn: bacchanalian, bacchanal, bibulous, carousing,… …

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  • 55Bacchical — Bacchic Bac chic, Bacchical Bac chic*al, a. [L. Bacchicus, Gr. Bakchiko s.] Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous, with intoxication; riotously drunken; used of revelrous gatherings. Syn: bacchanalian, bacchanal, bibulous,… …

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  • 56Pandemonium — Pan de*mo ni*um, n. [NL., from Gr. pa^s, pa^n, all + dai mwn a demon.] 1. The great hall or council chamber of demons or evil spirits. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. An utterly lawless, riotous place or assemblage. [1913 Webster] 3. A condition of… …

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  • 57Hashshashin — The Hashshashin (also Hashishin, Hashashiyyin, Hashasheen or Assassins) were an offshoot of the Ismā īlī sect of Shia Muslims. After a quarrel about the succession of leadership in the ruling Fatimide dynasty in Cairo around the year 1090, the… …

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  • 59Twelfth Night — This article is about Shakespeare s play. For other uses, see Twelfth Night (disambiguation). Malvolio courts a bemused Olivia, while Maria covers her amusement, in an engraving by R. Staines after a painting by Daniel Maclise. Twelfth Night; or …

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