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- pronunciation:
- fraek
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a break or crack.
The fracture in his leg took six weeks to heal.
- similar words:
- crack, division
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
fractures, fracturing, fractured |
| definition: |
to break or cause a break in.
She fractured her arm.- synonyms:
- break
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| derivations: |
fracturable (adj.), fractural (adj.) |
The word fracture
contains the following parts:
fract, frag
Latin
root
that means break
  Example words:
-ure
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act or process of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ure
attaches to Latin verb roots and English verbs.
Example words:
acupuncture, adventure, agriculture, aquaculture, capture, composure, enclosure, exposure, failure, figure, fixture, fracture, lecture, legislature, literature, manufacture, miniature, picture, posture, pressure, procedure, rapture, rupture, Scripture, seizure, structure, texture, torture
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