Fascinum

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

English

Etymology

Latin.

Pronunciation

IPA: /fæ'si:nəm/

Noun

fascinum

1. an ivory phallus used in certain ancient erotic rites

   • 1955: Here are some brides of ten compelled to seat themselves on the fascinum, the virile ivory in the temples of classical scholarship. — Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita