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affret

/əˈfɹɛt/

affret noun: an attack.

Noun

affret (plural affrets)

  1. (obsolete) An attack.
    • And, passing forward with furious affret, / Pierst through his bever and quite into his brow.1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene

Forms of affret

pluralaffrets

Origin of affret

From Italian affrettare.

Questions about affret

What does affret mean?
Affret means an attack.
What part of speech is affret?
Affret is a noun.
How do you pronounce affret?
Affret is pronounced /əˈfɹɛt/.
What is the plural of affret?
The plural of affret is affrets.

Words near affret in the dictionary

  1. affreightments
  2. affreights
  3. affresco
  4. affrescoes
  5. affrescos
  6. affret
  7. affrets
  8. affrettando
  9. affreux
  10. Affrey
  11. affricate

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