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frank

/fˈɹæŋk/FRANGK
/fˈɹæŋk/FRANGK

Meaninga Frank, a free man

Common meaning: open and honest

Journey through time

  1. Late Latinfrancus‘free’source
  2. Old Frenchfranc‘free’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsfree → open and honestfrank‘open and honest’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Late Latin francus ‘a Frank, a free man’.

Roots

  • francus Late Latin “a Frank, a free man”

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