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    Fescennine
    /ˈfɛsɪnʌɪn/

    adjective

    • 1. (of words or behaviour) obscene or scurrilous in nature: literary "Fescennine licence"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fescennineFescennine Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    fes· cen· nine ˈfe-sə-ˌnīn. -ˌnēn. : scurrilous, obscene. Word History. Etymology. Latin fescennini ( versus ), ribald songs sung at rustic weddings, probably from Fescinninus of Fescennium, from Fescennium, town in Etruria. First Known Use. 1601, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of fescennine was in 1601.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › fescennineFESCENNINE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Fescennine definition: scurrilous; licentious; obscene. See examples of FESCENNINE used in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFESCENNINE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Jun 15, 2024 · adjective. rare. scurrilous or obscene. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C17: from Latin Fescennīnus of Fescennia, a city in Etruria noted for the production of mocking or obscene verse. Fescennine in American English. (ˈfɛsəˌnaɪn ; ˈfɛsənɪn ) adjective. [often f-] vulgar; obscene; scurrilous.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › fescennineFescennine - definition of fescennine by The Free Dictionary

    Define fescennine. fescennine synonyms, fescennine pronunciation, fescennine translation, English dictionary definition of fescennine. adj. Licentious; obscene. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  6. www.yourdictionary.com › fescennineFescennine Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Fescennine definition: Licentious; obscene.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › fescenninefescennine - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · fescennine (comparative more fescennine, superlative most fescennine) Obscene or scurrilous.

  8. www.definitions.net › definition › fescennineWhat does fescennine mean? - Definitions.net

    fes′e-nin, adj. scurrilous.—. Fescennine verses consisted of dialogues in rude extempore verses, generally in Saturnian measure, in which the parties rallied and ridiculed one another. The style, afterwards popular at Rome, originated in the Etruscan town Fescennium.