Fescennia

Proper noun.  An ancient Etruscan town, best known for the "Fescennine Verses," a tradition of scurrilous songs performed on special occasions.[http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-fen1.htm "Fescennine" - Licentious, obscene, scurrilous], Michael Quinion, ''World Wide Words'', accessed 14/7/2010.

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