different between facetiae vs facetime

English

Etymology

Originated 1520–30 from Latin fac?tiae, plural of fac?tia (jest); see facete+-ia and facetious.

Noun

facetiae pl (plural only)

1. (rare) Witty or amusing writings or remarks.
2. (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

fac?tiae

1. nominative plural of fac?tia
2. genitive singular of fac?tia
3. dative singular of fac?tia
4. vocative plural of fac?tia

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

English

Noun

facetime (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of face time

Verb

facetime (third-person singular simple present facetimes, present participle facetiming, simple past and past participle facetimed)

1. To communicate with somebody using the FaceTime videotelephony software.

Hypernyms

• vidcall
• vidchat