Pronounced: dih-sih-duh-RAH-tuhm, noun
Notes: You may be able to guess the meaning of this word
Yesterday’s word
The word frangible means “readily broken; breakable”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1400s
Background / Comments
Our word came from the Latin word frangere (to break). This word tends to refer to something that is easy to break. It is interesting that by removing letters (no rearranging), you can spell both “fragile” and “frail”.
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