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fescennine

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fes⋅cen⋅nine

  [fes-uh-nahyn, -nin]
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–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 -ine 1
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fes·cen·nine   (fěs'ə-nīn', -nēn')   
adj.  Licentious; obscene.

[Latin Fescennīnus, of Fescennia, a town of ancient Etruria known for its licentious poetry.]
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