Fra

[frah]

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

1. a title of address for a friar or brother.

Fra

/ frɑː /

noun

1. brother: a title given to an Italian monk or friar

Word History and Origins

Origin of Fra¹

1885–90; < Italian, shortened form of frate brother, monk

Word History and Origins

Origin of Fra¹

Italian, short for frate brother (in either natural or religious sense), from Latin frāter _brother

Example Sentences

Aside from trying to wedge such wildly disparate Catholic artists as Fra Bartolomeo, Paul Cézanne, Tsuguharu Foujita and Andy Warhol into a single coherent exhibition, reducing art to illustration just undermines it.

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The Federal Railroad Administration pulled $4 billion in funding on Wednesday that was intended for construction in the Central Valley, according to a letter that acting FRA administrator Drew Feeley sent to the project’s chief executive officer Ian Choudri.

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Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has also asked the FRA to review other grants related to the project.

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“Rather than rely on the relevant information and documentation provided by the Authority, FRA inexplicably relies on outdated information, unreliable, unsupported third-party sources, and incomplete and flawed analyses to support its conclusions.”

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The responses did not satisfy FRA’s concerns, the agency said.

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