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| - | ''Facetus'' is Latin for: | + | From Middle English fin, from Old French fin (“fine, minute, exact”), probably, from Latin finitus (“literally finished (used as an adjective by Cicero, of words, well rounded)”), past participle of finere (“to limit, bound, define, terminate, finish”), from finis (“a limit, end”). |
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| - | # [[elegant]], [[fine]] | + | |
| - | # [[courteous]], [[polite]] | + | |
| - | # [[witty]], [[jocose]], [[facetious]] | + | |
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| - | The word became known in the Renaissance in the form of ''facetia'', [[jest]] or [[joke]]. In its plural form it became known as collections of witty tales, best known of which are the ''[[Facetiae]]'' by [[Poggio]]. | + | |
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From Middle English fin, from Old French fin (“fine, minute, exact”), probably, from Latin finitus (“literally finished (used as an adjective by Cicero, of words, well rounded)”), past participle of finere (“to limit, bound, define, terminate, finish”), from finis (“a limit, end”).
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