facetiae

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

Noun [edit]

facetiae

  1. (rare) Witty or amusing writings or remarks.

References [edit]

  • “facetiae” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
  • “facetiae” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

Latin [edit]

Noun [edit]

facētiae

  1. nominative plural of facētia
  2. genitive singular of facētia
  3. dative singular of facētia
  4. vocative plural of facētia
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