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frangible

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fran⋅gi⋅ble

  [fran-juh-buhl]
–adjective
easily broken; breakable: Most frangible toys are not suitable for young children.
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Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < OF, deriv. of L frangere to break; see -ible

Related forms:
fran⋅gi⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, fran⋅gi⋅ble⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
fragile, frail.
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fran·gi·ble   (frān'jə-bəl)   
adj.  Capable of being broken; breakable. See Synonyms at fragile.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latin frangere, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.]
fran'gi·bil'i·ty, fran'gi·ble·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

frangible 
1440, from M.Fr. frangible, from M.L. frangibilis, from L. frangere "to break" (see fraction).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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