"fraktur" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹæktuːɹ/ Forms: frakturs [plural]
Etymology: 1886 fractur, 1904 fraktur, from German Fraktur, from Latin frāctūra (“breaking”, noun), from frangere (“to break”), past participle fractus. Compare English fracture, fraction. Doublet of fracture. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰreg-}}, {{bor|en|de|Fraktur}} German Fraktur, {{der|en|la|frāctūra||breaking|pos=noun}} Latin frāctūra (“breaking”, noun), {{cog|en|fracture}} English fracture, {{doublet|en|fracture}} Doublet of fracture Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fraktur (countable and uncountable, plural frakturs)
  1. (typography) A style of black letter type, used especially in German-speaking countries from the 16th century until World War II. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Typography
    Sense id: en-fraktur-en-noun--H8Pz9Af Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 2 2 22 11 3 4 27 27 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 29 11 2 3 25 25 2 1 Topics: media, publishing, typography
  2. (US) A Pennsylvania German document style, incorporating watercolor illustration and fraktur lettering. Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fraktur-en-noun-dhPCFaBR Categories (other): American English, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 2 2 22 11 3 4 27 27 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 29 11 2 3 25 25 2 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Fraktur, fractur, Fractur [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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