Definition of f

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F () F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet, and a nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the Latin. The Latin borrowed the form from the Greek digamma /, which probably had the value of English w consonant. The form and value of Greek letter came from the Phoenician, the ultimate source being probably Egyptian. Etymologically f is most closely related to p, k, v, and b; as in E. five, Gr. pe`nte; E. wolf, L. lupus, Gr. ly`kos; E. fox, vixen ; fragile, break; fruit, brook, v. t.;

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Corocore :: Corocore (n.) A kind of boat of various forms, used in the Indian Archipelago..
Planching :: Planching (n.) The laying of floors in a building; also, a floor of boards or planks..
Iliac :: Iliac (a.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium, or dorsal bone of the pelvis; as, the iliac artery..
Cytula :: Cytula (n.) The fertilized egg cell or parent cell, from the development of which the child or other organism is formed..
Aurocyanide :: Aurocyanide (n.) A double cyanide of gold and some other metal or radical; -- called also cyanaurate.
Self-conjugate :: Self-conjugate (a.) Having the two things that are conjugate parts of the same figure; as, self-conjugate triangles..
Evacuate :: Evacuate (v. t.) Fig.: To make empty; to deprive.
Reforger :: Reforger (n.) One who reforges.
Tiller :: Tiller (n.) A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump.
Stager :: Stager (n.) One who has long acted on the stage of life; a practitioner; a person of experience, or of skill derived from long experience..
Unstring :: Unstring (v. t.) To loosen the string or strings of; as, to unstring a harp or a bow..
Sweeten :: Sweeten (a.) To make mild or kind; to soften; as, to sweeten the temper..
Water-closet :: Water-closet (n.) A privy; especially, a privy furnished with a contrivance for introducing a stream of water to cleanse it..
Telluride :: Telluride (n.) A compound of tellurium with a more positive element or radical; -- formerly called telluret.
Ganoid :: Ganoid (a.) Of or pertaining to Ganoidei. -- n. One of the Ganoidei.
Fraternism :: Fraternism (n.) Fraternization.
Imprescriptible :: Imprescriptible (a.) Not derived from, or dependent on, external authority; self-evidencing; obvious..
Soma :: Soma (n.) The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail..
Convergent :: Convergent (a.) tending to one point of focus; tending to approach each other; converging.
Tendinous :: Tendinous (a.) Pertaining to a tendon; of the nature of tendon.
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