frangent

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/ˈfɹænd͡ʒənt/

adjective

Causing fracture; breaking.

“December 9 1763, Horace Walpole, letter to the Earl of Hertford they hissed in the most murderous manner: broke Mr. Sheriff Harley's coach-glass in the most frangent manner”

OriginLatin frangēns →
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Meanings

adjectivefrangent (comparative more frangent, superlative most frangent)

comparative more frangent · superlative most frangent

  1. obsoleteCausing fracture; breaking.

    December 9 1763, Horace Walpole, letter to the Earl of Hertford they hissed in the most murderous manner: broke Mr. Sheriff Harley's coach-glass in the most frangent manner

Origin

  1. Latinfrangēns
  2. Englishfrangent

Borrowed from Latin frangēns, present participle of frangō (“to break”). See fraction.

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APA

frangent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frangent

MLA

“frangent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frangent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frangent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frangent.

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