fraktur

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Quotations 1.4.2 See also 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Synonyms 2.2.2 Inflection 2.2.3 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative forms

• Fraktur
• Fractur (obsolete)

[edit] Etymology

1886 fractur, 1904 fraktur, from German Fraktur, from Latin frāctūra (“‘breaking n.’”) < frangere (“‘to break’”), pp. fractus. Compare fracture, fraction.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfræktuːr/
• Hyphenation: frak‧tur

[edit] Noun

fraktur (countable and uncountable; plural frakturs)

1. (typography) A style of black letter type, used especially in Germany in the 16th to 20th centuries.
2. (US) A Pennsylvania German document style, incorporating watercolour illustration and fraktur lettering.

[edit] Quotations

• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

[edit] See also

• Fraktur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From Latin frāctūra (“‘breaking’”).

[edit] Noun

fraktur c. (singular definite frakturen, plural indefinite frakturer)

1. fracture (in bone or cartilage)
2. (typography) fraktur, (black letter)

[edit] Synonyms

• (of bone): knoglebrud

[edit] Inflection

[edit] See also

• Fraktur on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia