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