Meanings
festino1
plural festinos
- obsoleteA feast or entertainment.
“I am sure you must know about the festino that night, for it was all over the town in a moment.”
1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, I.i.8
Festino2
- human sciencesA syllogism having a universal negative as its first premise, a particular affirmative as its second premise, and a particular negative as its conclusion, and structured according to the second figure.
Origin
- Italianfestino
- Englishfestino
From Italian festino.
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