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Definition of facetiae from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "facetiae" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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wordy word word ... Ran across meretricious. It sounds like merit but doesn't really mean the same. (Meretricious is false and gaudy and deceiving. Merit isn't.) This kind of thing confuses me. ... But, ahaa! the root for both is merere (I'd put a line over the second E but don't know how, in Blogger), a Latin word meaning...
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facetiae pl.n. Witty or humorous writings and sayings. [Latin facētiae , pl. of facētia , jest. See facetious ... Home > Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ... Witty or humorous writings and sayings.
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They deserve so much better. We welcome any input on this matter. For others who wish to steal any portion of this text, this is not a good text to lift because you, too, are operating under the same risk. Know this: if we get in big trouble we will share our pain with you. ... THE FACETIAE OF ... The Facetiae...
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Part 4, Poggio Fiorentino's [Bracciolini] Facetiae in English by an Anonymous Translator, fables, facetiae and stories from the 15th century, primary source document, online text, Elfinspell A Multimedia Gallery of Art, Literature, and Invention ... Concerning a Friar to Whom a Widow Came for Confession ... Whereupon the other,
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Hey there! facetiae is using Twitter. ... RT @thescapist: @facetiae wat's depressing babe?12:04 AM Nov 4th from TweetDeck; for the geek in all of us. ...
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Library humor and unconventional librarians ... For those of you who are younger librarians, or perhaps just non-catalogers: "Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc." was a standard subdivision for Library of Congress subject headings. Alas, they've since replaced it with subheadings like "Humor."
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about facetiae. facetiae. Information about facetiae in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... That last phrase slips in between facetiae, for "amusing or witty remarks or writing," and facetious, for "not meant to be taken seriously.
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I've just returned from a six-week trip to India and Europe, an Indo-European tour, if you will. While I recover from the jetlag, I've arranged an Indo-European tour for you, and this one comes with no jetlag. This week we'll ... facetiae (fuh-SEE-shee-ee) noun ... "Guy is a writer of facetiae. He asks the tough questions.
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(rare) Witty or amusing writings or remarks. ... “facetiae” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
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