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FRA
Etymology 1
Noun
fra
brother; a title of a monk or friar
Etymology 2
Adverb
fra (not comparable)
Archaic form of fro.
Anagrams
• 'arf, AFR, AFr., ARF, Afr., FAR, RAF, RFA, arf, far
Etymology 1
Noun
Fra (plural Fras)
a title for a Roman Catholic monk or friar; equivalent to Brother
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Fra
Short form of Francis.
Synonyms
• Fra.
Anagrams
• 'arf, AFR, AFr., ARF, Afr., FAR, RAF, RFA, arf, far
Noun
FRA (plural FRAs)
Initialism of forward-rate agreement.
Source: Wiktionary
Fra, adv. & prep. Etym: [OE.]
Definition: Fro. [Old Eng. & Scot.]
Fra, n. Etym: [It., for frate. See Friar.]
Definition: Brother; -- a title of a monk of friar; as, Fra Angelo. Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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