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fescennine

fes·cen·nine
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fes-uh-nahyn, -nin]
    • /ˈfɛs əˌnaɪn, -nɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fes-uh-nahyn, -nin]
    • /ˈfɛs əˌnaɪn, -nɪn/

Definitions of fescennine word

  • adjective fescennine scurrilous; licentious; obscene: fescennine mockery. 1
  • adjective fescennine scurrilous or obscene 0
  • adjective fescennine vulgar; obscene; scurrilous 0
  • adjective fescennine Obscene or scurrilous. 0

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Origin of fescennine

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin Fescennīnus of, belonging to Fescennia, a town in Etruria noted for jesting and scurrilous verse; see -ine1

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Parts of speech for Fescennine

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fescennine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

fescennine usage trend in Literature

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