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    Fr
    francium.
  • FR
    FR
    family room.
  • fr.
    fr.
    abbreviation
    fragment.
  • Fr.
    Fr.
    abbreviation
    Father.
  • fr
    fr
    abbreviation
    France

Fr

1 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. francium.


FR 2 American  
  1. Real Estate. family room.

  2. freight release.

  3. for real.


fr. 3 American  

abbreviation

  • fr.,
    plural
  • frs
    plural
  1. fragment.

  2. franc.

  3. from.


Fr. 4 American  

abbreviation

  • Fr.,
    plural
  • Frs
    plural
  1. Father.

  2. franc.

  3. France.

  4. frater.

  5. French.

  6. Friar.

  7. Friday.


Fr. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Christianity Father

  2. France

  3. French

  4. the German equivalent of Mrs

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Fr 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Christianity

    1. Frater

    2. Father

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symbol

  1. francium

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FR 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Faeroes (international car registration)

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fr. 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. franc

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fr 5 British  

abbreviation

  1. France

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Etymology

Origin of Fr.1

(sense 4) from German Frau

Origin of Fr2

(for sense 1a) Latin: brother


Example Sentences

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The Fr Willie Doyle Association petitioned the Irish Church to support its proposal for his canonisation, and the Church opened a diocesan inquiry in 2022.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Fr Willie Doyle served as a British Army chaplain during some of the bloodiest battles of the First World War, including the Somme, Messines and Passchendaele.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Fr Aidan, who was parish priest in Ardoyne at the time, told BBC News NI that "none of us want to see hatred".

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Fr Aidan Troy, who was parish priest in Ardoyne at the time, said "none of us want to see hatred"

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Sincerely, Lawrence Tushman To: [email protected] Fr: [email protected] Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Jack Hi Melissa, Thank you for being so understanding about this incident with Jack.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio

FR: We generally try to get to places a day or two prior to the competition so that we can adjust to the time and the surroundings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2024

This product, along with another more fire-resistant version, Larson FR, would both be banned in the UK today, due to changes in the law following the Grenfell Tower fire.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024

Thus, two opposing forces act on a cat during a fall: the gravitational force Fg and the frictional force FR, which slows it down.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 24, 2023

How will FL and FR change as the car drives to the right side of the bridge?

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

Moreover, FR and FR' are conjugate normal rays, since RFR' is inscribed in a semicircle, and the two rays go one through R and the other through R'.

From An Elementary Course in Synthetic Projective Geometry by Derrick Norman Lehmer

Dyson McCutcheon, rs. fr., 5-11, 178, Claremont, Calif.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

Makell Esteen, rs. fr., 6-1, 177, Hawthorne, Calif.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

Myles Murao, rs. fr., 6-3, 319, Torrance, Calif.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2022

Dyson McCutcheon, rs. fr., 5-11, 181, Claremont, Calif.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2022

It. aria atmosphere, ~, fr. the same Latin word; and in senses 11, 12, 13 the French meaning is either fr.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster

“It became clear to Fr. Mel Trinidad, the Salesian Society’s current Provincial, and SJB’s other corporate members that they should play a larger role in guiding the school’s leadership and shaping its future.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025

“It would be a testimony to Fr. Judge’s legacy if these diverse sectors of society came together to work for the canonization of a man they already know is a saint,” DeBernardo said via email.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2021

“The allegations against the late Fr. J. Donald Freeze at Georgetown University in the ‘80s are troubling.”

From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2021

"It is mystifying why anyone would believe the leadership of the archdiocese, which has consistently supported Fr. Pfleger’s good works, would concoct a ruse to remove him," the archdiocese said.

From Fox News ● Mar. 15, 2021

The derivation indicated is from the O. Fr. croie dune, chalk hill.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

Economists project the May reading will show inflation at the consumer level eased to 4.2%, down fr om April’s pace.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2023

Some of the band’s greatest hits include “Uma Thurman,” “Sugar, We’re Goin Down,” “Dance, Dance” and “Thnks fr th Mmrs.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2023

No fr these hit different than any other way of eating corn!

From Fox News ● Aug. 3, 2021

Tight end - Brevin Jordan, Miami, 6-3, 245, fr.,

From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2018

A1 Dewey was wide awake anyway, and so were Marie and their sons, nine- year-old Paul and twelve-year-old Alvin Adams Dewey, fr.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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