fescennine
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fes·cen·nine 
[fes-uh-nahyn, -nin] Pronunciation Key
[fes-uh-nahyn, -nin] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| scurrilous; licentious; obscene: fescennine mockery. |
[Origin: 1595–1605; < L Fescennīnus of, belonging to Fescennia, a town in Etruria noted for jesting and scurrilous verse; see -ine1]
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| fes·cen·nine
(fěs'ə-nīn', -nēn') Pronunciation Key
adj. Licentious; obscene. [Latin Fescennīnus, of Fescennia, a town of ancient Etruria known for its licentious poetry.] |
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Fescennine
Fes"cen*nine\, a. [L. Fescenninus, fr. Fescennia, a city of Etruria.] Pertaining to, or resembling, the Fescennines. -- n. A style of low, scurrilous, obscene poetry originating in fescennia.
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