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facetiae

facetiae noun: witty or amusing writings or remarks.

Noun

facetiae pl (plural only)

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

Origin of facetiae

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

Questions about facetiae

What does facetiae mean?
Facetiae means witty or amusing writings or remarks.
What part of speech is facetiae?
Facetiae is a noun.

Words near facetiae in the dictionary

  1. facetely
  2. faceteness
  3. faceter
  4. faceters
  5. faceth
  6. facetiae
  7. facetiation
  8. facetime
  9. FaceTime'd
  10. FaceTime'ing
  11. FaceTime-ing

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