FRAKTUR


Meaning of FRAKTUR in English

I. noun

also frac·tur fräkˈtu̇(ə)r, -u̇ə

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: German fraktur (formerly spelled fractur ), an ornate kind of handwriting developed in the 16th century, fraktur, from Latin fractura action of breaking; from the curlicues that broke up the continuous line of a word — more at fracture

: a German style of black-letter text type

II.

or fraktur painting

variant of fractur

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