facetiae

== English == === Etymology === Originated 1520–30 from Latin facētiae, plural of facētia (jest); see facete+-ia and facetious. === Noun === facetiae pl (plural only) (rare) Witty or amusing writings or remarks. The Facetiae of Poggio Bracciolini. (archaic, euphemistic) Indecent books. === References === “facetiae”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN. “facetiae”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. == Latin == === Noun === facētiae inflection of facētia: nominative/vocative plural genitive/dative singular === References === “facetiae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “facetiae”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers