fescennine
[ fes-uh-nahyn, -nin ]
/ ˈfɛs əˌnaɪn, -nɪn /
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adjective
scurrilous; licentious; obscene: fescennine mockery.
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Origin of fescennine
1595–1605; <Latin Fescennīnus of, belonging to Fescennia, a town in Etruria noted for jesting and scurrilous verse; see -ine1
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Fescennine
/ (ˈfɛsɪˌnaɪn) /
adjective
rare scurrilous or obscene
Word Origin for Fescennine
C17: from Latin Fescennīnus of Fescennia, a city in Etruria noted for the production of mocking or obscene verse
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