how to pronounce saturnalia

/ˌsæt.əˈnɛɪ.li.ə/

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saturnalia is pronounced in five syllables

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An example use of saturnalia in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… called Saturnalia and dies nutella so …”

meanings of saturnalia

name:

An Ancient Roman holiday honoring the deity Saturn.

noun:

A period or occasion of general license, in which the passions or vices have riotous indulgence; a period of unrestrained revelry.

saturnalia frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word saturnalia occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.