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Fescennine adjective [ ˈfɛsənʌɪn ]

• (of words or behaviour) obscene or scurrilous in nature.
• "Fescennine licence"
Origin: early 17th century: from Latin Fescenninus ‘relating to Fescennia’, a place in Etruria which was famous for bawdy verse in ancient times.


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