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facetiae

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
face-ti-ae
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Witty or amusing writings or remarks.

noun

Indecent books.

Archaic

Example Sentences

  • "The Facetiae of Poggio Bracciolini."

Etymology

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

Usage

Questions

What does facetiae mean?
Witty or amusing writings or remarks.
Where does facetiae come from?
Originated 1520–30 from Latin facētiae, plural of facētia (jest); see facete+-ia and facetious.

How to pronounce facetiae

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