facetiae
[ fuh-see-shee-ee ]
/ fəˈsi ʃiˌi /
plural noun
amusing or witty remarks or writings.
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Words nearby facetiae
facer, facet, facet joint, facete, facetectomy, facetiae, facetious, faceup, facia, facial, facial angle
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Example sentences from the Web for facetiae
Facetus, facetiae, infacetus, infacetiae are favourite words with Catullus.
The Oxford Book of Latin Verse|VariousAndrea was something of a wit and is quoted in the Facetiae of Domenichi.
The Popes and Science|James J. WalshEven Pembury had mistaken its “inmost soul,” for he had placed it in the column devoted to “Facetiae.”
The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's|Talbot Baines ReedMaurepas is credited with contributions to the collection of facetiae known as the trennes de la Saint Jean (2nd ed., 1742).
British Dictionary definitions for facetiae
facetiae
/ (fəˈsiːʃɪˌiː) /
pl n
humorous or witty sayings
obscene or coarsely witty books
Word Origin for facetiae
C17: from Latin: jests, plural of facētia witticism, from facētus elegant
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