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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary an·frac·tu·ous ETYMOLOGY French anfractueux, from Late Latin anfractuosus,from Latin anfractus coil, bend, from an- (from ambi- around) + -fractus, from frangere to break — more at ambi- , break DATE 1619 : full of windings and intricate turnings : tortuous English Etymology anfractuous 1620s, from L. anfractuous, from anfractus "a winding," from am(bi)- "around" + fractus, pp. of frangere "to break" (see fraction). Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged an·frac·tu·ous \(ˈ)an|frakchəwəs\ adjective Etymology: French anfractueux, from Late Latin anfractuosus, from Latin anfractus coil, crook (from anfractus crooked, from an-— from ambi- around — + fractus, past participle of frangere to break) + -osus -ose — more at ambi- , break : full of windings and especially intricate turnings : tortuous , sinuous < anfractuous cliffs — T.H.White b. 1906 > < these anfractuous times — Richard Eberhart > |
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