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farse¹

  • /fɑː(ɹ)s/

Sounds like farce · Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)s

Where it comes from

From Medieval Latin farsa. Doublet of farce.

noun farses

  1. A vernacular paraphrase inserted into Latin liturgy.

farse²

  • /fɑː(ɹ)s/

Sounds like farce · Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)s

Where it comes from

From Old French farsir. Doublet of farce.

verb farses · farsing · farsed · farce

  1. transitive To insert vernacular paraphrases into (a Latin liturgy). There is also evidence of glossing (or farsing) the texts of the Epistles read in the masses of the Christmas Octave.

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@misc{farse_2026,
  title = {farse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/farse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}