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- [frahk-toor]
- /frɑkˈtur/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [frahk-toor]
- /frɑkˈtur/
Definitions of fraktur word
- noun fraktur Printing. German black-letter text, a style of type. 1
- noun fraktur (usually lowercase). Also, fractur. a stylized, highly decorative watercolor or watercolor-and-ink painting in the Pennsylvania-German tradition, often bearing elaborate calligraphy and standardized motifs, as birds, tulips, mermaids, and unicorns, and typically appearing on a book page, baptismal certificate or other family record, or merchant's advertisement. the elaborate calligraphy used in frakturs. 1
- noun fraktur (typography) A style of black letter type, used especially in Germany in the 16th to 20th centuries. 1
- noun fraktur a style of typeface, formerly used in German typesetting for many printed works 0
- noun fraktur a style of German black-letter type 0
- noun fraktur a type of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art consisting of documents, as marriage or baptismal certificates, framed mottoes, etc. written in Fraktur lettering and illuminated with colorful flowers, birds, and other motifs 0
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Origin of fraktur
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05, Americanism; < German < Latin frāctūra action of breaking (in reference to the curlicues that broke up the continuous line of a word). See fracture
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Parts of speech for Fraktur
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fraktur popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fraktur usage trend in Literature
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