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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin frangēns, present participle of frangō (“to break”). See fraction.
Pronunciation
Adjective
frangent (comparative more frangent, superlative most frangent)
- Causing fracture; breaking.
- December 9 1763, Horace Walpole, letter to the Earl of Hertford
- they hissed in the most murderous manner: broke Mr. Sheriff Harley's coach-glass in the most frangent manner
References
French
Verb
frangent
- third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of franger
Latin
Verb
frangent
- third-person plural future active indicative of frangō