facetiae

English

Etymology

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

Noun

facetiae pl (plural only)

(rare) Witty or amusing writings or remarks.
The Facetiae of Poggio Bracciolini.
(archaic, euphemistic) Indecent books.

References

“facetiae”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
“facetiae”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Latin

Noun

facētiae

inflection of facētia:
1. nominative/vocative plural
2. genitive/dative singular

References

“facetiae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
“facetiae”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

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