| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Fra |
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| PRONUNCIATION: | frä |
| NOUN: | Roman Catholic Church Used as a title for an Italian monk or friar; brother. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Italian, short for frate, brother, from Latin fr ter. See bhr ter- in Appendix I.
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