different between terms vs facetiae

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??mz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t?mz/

Noun

terms

1. plural of term

Verb

terms

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of term

Anagrams

• ERTMS

Swedish

Noun

terms

1. indefinite genitive singular of term

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