- Fescennine verses
- Fescennine verses plural nounRude extempore verses, generally in Saturnian measure, in which the parties bantered and ridiculed one another• • •Main Entry: ↑Fescennine
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Fescennine Verses — (Fescennina carmina), one of the earliest kinds of Italian poetry, subsequently developed into the Satura and the Roman comic drama. Originally sung at village harvest home rejoicing, they made their way into the towns, and became the fashion at… … Wikipedia
fescennine — ˈfesənˌīn, ˌēn adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin fescenninus, probably from Fescenninus of Fescennium, from Fescennium, ancient town in Etruria, Italy, famous for such songs and verses + Latin inus ine 1. : sung or read at a… … Useful english dictionary
Fescennine — vulgar, obscene, scurrilous, from L. Fescenninus (versus), a rude form of dramatic or satiric verse, from Fescennia, city in Etruria, noted for such productions. The Fescennine Songs were the origin of the Satire, the only important species of… … Etymology dictionary
Fescennine verse — Latin Fescennini versus , also called carmina Fescennina early native Italian jocular dialogue in Latin verse. At vintage and harvest, and probably at other rustic festivals, these were sung by masked dancers. They were similar to… … Universalium
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Fescennia — was an ancient city of Etruscan origin, which is probably to be placed immediately to the north of the modern Corchiano, 6 miles North West of Civita Castellana. The Via Amerina traverses it. At the Riserva S. Silvestro, walls exist. At Corchiano … Wikipedia
Fescennia — noun An ancient Etruscan town, best known for the Fescennine Verses, a tradition of scurrilous songs performed on special occasions … Wiktionary
Fes|cen|nine — «FEHS wa> nyn, nihn», adjective. licentious; obscene; scurrilous. ╂[< Latin Fescennīnī versūs Fescennine verses < Fescennia, a town in Etruria, where a vulgar type of verse is supposed to have originated] … Useful english dictionary
