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confrere

/kˈɑnfɹɛɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-frere
IPA
/kˈɑnfɹɛɹ/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A colleague or fellow, especially a professional one.

noun

A fellow member of a religious organization, referring especially to Catholic religious orders of men.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old French confrere, from Latin confrāter. The word which was originally only used for the second sense became obsolete in the 17th century and reappeared in the mid 18th century as a re-borrowing of Modern French confrère whence the first sense is from.

Inflected Forms

confreres (plural) confrère (alternative)

Synonyms

colleague fellow

Questions

How do you pronounce confrere?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɑnfɹɛɹ/.
What does confrere mean?
A colleague or fellow, especially a professional one.
Where does confrere come from?
From Old French confrere, from Latin confrāter. The word which was originally only used for the second sense became obsolete in the 17th century and reappeared in the mid 18th century as a re-borrowing of Modern French confrère whence the first sense is from.

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