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frak·tur  audio  (fräk-tr) KEY 

NOUN:
A style of black letter formerly used in German manuscripts and printing.
ETYMOLOGY:
German, from Latin frctra, a breaking (from the curlicues that appear to break up the word) ; see fracture


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