fasti

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noun

The calendar, which gave the days for festivals, courts, etc., corresponding to a modern almanac. They were generally engraved on stone, e.g. marble

OriginLatin fāstī →
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Meanings

nounfasti pl (plural only)
  1. Ancient Romepluralplural onlyThe calendar, which gave the days for festivals, courts, etc., corresponding to a modern almanac. They were generally engraved on stone, e.g. marble
  2. pluralplural onlyRecords or registers of important events (outside the dominion of Ancient Rome)

Origin

  1. Latinfāstī
  2. Latinfāstī
  3. Englishfasti

Borrowed from Latin fāstī.

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APA

fasti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fasti

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fasti,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fasti.

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