fraktur

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈfɹæktuːɹ/

Definition of fraktur

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (alt-of, countable, uncountable)Alternative letter-case form of fraktur.
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noun

  1. (alt-of, countable, uncountable)Alternative letter-case form of fraktur.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A style of black letter type, used especially in German-speaking countries from the 16th century until World War II.
  3. (US, countable, uncountable)A Pennsylvania German document style, incorporating watercolor illustration and fraktur lettering.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Latin frangō Latin frāctūrus Latin frāctūrabor. German Frakturbor. English fraktur First appears c. 1886 as fractur, and c. 1904 as fraktur, from German Fraktur, from Latin frāctūra (“breaking”, noun), from frangere (“to break”), past participle fractus. Compare English fracture, fraction. Doublet of fracture.

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