facetiae

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English

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Etymology

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Originated 1520–30 from Latin facētiae, plural of facētia (jest); see facete+-ia and facetious.

Noun

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facetiae pl (plural only)

  1. (rare) Witty or amusing writings or remarks.
    The Facetiae of Poggio Bracciolini.
  2. (archaic, euphemistic) Indecent books.

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Latin

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Noun

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facētiae

  1. inflection of facētia:
    1. nominative/vocative plural
    2. genitive/dative singular

References

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  • facetiae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • facetiae”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers