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effraction

Syllables: ef·frac·tionUK/ɛˈfrak.ʃən/US/ɪˈfrækʃən/

effraction noun: forcible Burglary.

Noun

effraction (countable and uncountable, plural effractions)

  1. (obsolete) forcible Burglary.
    • No effraction was found, suggesting the intruder had a key.
  2. A bone fracture where the bone breaks the surface of the skin.

effraction meaning in Tamil

effraction in Tamil

உடைத்து திறத்தல், வலுக்குறத்தல்

Synonyms of effraction

Forms of effraction

pluraleffractions

Origin of effraction

From French effraction from Latin effractura.

Questions about effraction

What does effraction mean?
Effraction means forcible Burglary.
What is effraction in Tamil?
Effraction in Tamil is உடைத்து திறத்தல், வலுக்குறத்தல். See Effraction meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is effraction?
Effraction is a noun.
How do you pronounce effraction?
Effraction is pronounced /ɛˈfrak.ʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of effraction?
The plural of effraction is effractions.

Words near effraction in the dictionary

  1. effortposting
  2. effortposts
  3. efforts
  4. effossion
  5. Effra
  6. effraction
  7. effractions
  8. effranchise
  9. effranchised
  10. effranchisement
  11. effranchisements

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Adapted from Wiktionary: effraction (page history and authors); effraction (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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