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Fescennine definition

Fes·cen·nine (fes′ə nīn′, -nin)

adjective

vulgar; obscene; scurrilous

Etymology: L Fescenninus, after Fescennia, city in Etruria noted for scurrilous verse

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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