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Lupercal (iou)



Lupercal noun. , Lupercals. L16.
[Latin, noun form of lupercale neut. of lupercalis pertaining to Lupercus (see below).]
1. An orgy. Only in L16.
2. Roman History. sing. & in pl. A festival held annually in February in honour of Lupercus, the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Pan. E17.
Lupercalian adjective of or pertaining to the Lupercalia L19.