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fretum

fretum noun: a strait; a channel.

Noun

fretum (plural freta)

  1. A strait; a channel.
    Synonyms:
    fret

Synonyms of fretum

Forms of fretum

pluralfreta

Origin of fretum

Unadapted borrowing from Latin fretum (“strait, channel”). Doublet of fret (“strait; channel”).

Questions about fretum

What does fretum mean?
Fretum means a strait; a channel.
What part of speech is fretum?
Fretum is a noun.
What is the plural of fretum?
The plural of fretum is freta.

Words near fretum in the dictionary

  1. fretting the gizzard
  2. frettingly
  3. frettings
  4. fretts
  5. fretty
  6. fretum
  7. Fretwell
  8. fretwork
  9. fretworked
  10. fretworks
  11. Fretz

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