frank
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[edit] Etymology 1
From French franc, “free”, in turn from the name of an early Germanic confederation, the Franks.
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frank (comparative franker, superlative frankest)
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bluntly honest
[edit] Noun
frank (plural franks)
- (uncountable) Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article).
- (countable) The notice on an envelope where a stamp would normally be found.
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frank (third-person singular simple present franks, present participle franking, simple past and past participle franked)
- To place a frank on an envelope.
- 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, chapter 20
- “It will be so ridiculous to see all his letters directed to him with an M.P.—But do you know, he says, he will never frank for me?”
- 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, chapter 20
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Shortened form of frankfurter.
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frank (plural franks)
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[edit] Noun
frank (plural franks)
- (UK) the grey heron.
[edit] Estonian
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frank (??? please provide the genitive and partitive!)
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[edit] Polish
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- IPA: [frãŋk]
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frank m.
