FESCENNINE

Etymology

Adjective

fescennine (comparative more fescennine, superlative most fescennine)

Obscene or scurrilous.

Etymology

Adjective

Fescennine (comparative more Fescennine, superlative most Fescennine)

Of or pertaining to the ancient Etruscan town of Fescennia

obscene or scurrilous

Source: Wiktionary


Fes"cen*nine, a. Etym: [L. Fescenninus, fr. Fescennia, a city of Etruria.]

Definition: Pertaining to, or resembling, the Fescennines.

– n.

Definition: A style of low, scurrilous, obscene poetry originating in fescennia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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