WORD OF THE DAY : FRANGIBLE

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FRANGIBLE‬‬

Part of speech: adj.

Pronunciation: /ˈfran(d)ʒɪb(ə)l/

Definition: able to be broken into fragments; brittle or fragile

Origin: late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latinfrangere ‘to break’

Example: Not a branch falls—the autumn blasts brought down all that was frangible. - Of Walks and Walking Tours, Arnold Haultain

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