Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fract

/fɹækt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fract
IPA: /fɹækt/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To break; to violate.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Hoſt[ess]. As euer you come of women, come in quickly to ſir Iohn: A poore heart, hee is ſo ſhak’d of a burning quotidian Tertian, that it is moſt lamentable to behold. Sweet men, come to him. / Nym. The King hath run bad humors on the Knight, that’s the euen of it. / Piſt[ol]. Nym, thou haſt ſpoke the right, his heart is fracted and corroborate."

Etymology

From Latin frāctus, past participle of frangere (“to break”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: frāctus

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

fracts (present, singular) fracting (participle, present) fracted (participle, past) fracted (past)

Derived Forms

fractable

Homonyms

frakked

Rhymes With

fact act contact contract impact exact packed backed attract react abstract interact

Questions

How do you pronounce fract?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɹækt/.
What does fract mean?: To break; to violate.
Where does fract come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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