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fracases

UK/ˈfɹækɑːz/

fracases is the plural of fracas.

Meaning of fracas

Noun

fracas (plural fracases or fracas)

  1. A noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.
    • Fanny read to herself that “it was with infinite concern the newspaper had to announce to the world, a matrimonial fracas in the family of Mr. R. of Wimpole Street; the beautiful Mrs. R. whose name had not long been enrolled in the lists of hymen, and who had promised to become so brilliant a...1814 May 9, [Jane Austen], chapter XV, in Mansfield Park: […], volume III, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, pages 281–282

Words that rhyme with fracases

Questions about fracases

What is fracases the plural of?
Fracases is the plural of fracas.
How do you pronounce fracases?
Fracases is pronounced /ˈfɹækɑːz/ (UK).

Words near fracases in the dictionary

  1. Frable
  2. Frables
  3. frabs
  4. frac
  5. fracas
  6. fracases
  7. Fraccaro syndrome
  8. fracced
  9. fraccent
  10. fraccents
  11. fraccing

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