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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


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It also conducted a "diocesan tribunal" during which experts were interviewed to determine the strength of the religious legacy Fr Doyle inspired among devotees.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

The campaign for sainthood is being led by the Fr Willie Doyle Association, a Dublin-based group comprised mostly of lay people but supported by the clergy.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

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

Kenny added that Fr Doyle was held in great esteem by his own men, but was also noted for his kindness and mercy towards injured German prisoners-of-war.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 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: I definitely try not to eat too close to when I am going to bed.

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

At Euro 2000, Milošević was the five-goal tournament joint top scorer playing for the FR Yugoslavia, which was the combined Serbia and Montenegro team.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 23, 2023

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

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

Lance Holtzclaw, rs. fr., 6-3, 224, Dorchester, Mass.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023

Parker Brailsford, rs. fr., 6-2, 272, Mesa, Ariz.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023

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

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2022

Elijah Jackson, rs. fr., 6-1, 184, Carson, Calif.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2022

Gr. ? definition, a short, pithy sentence, fr. ? to mark off by boundaries, to define; ? from + ? to separate, part.

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

“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 words “Welcome Fr. Peter” were scrawled on the sidewalk in chalk.

From New York Times ● May 20, 2020

The word is derived from the Fr. coutelas, or coutelace, a form of coutel, modern couteau, a knife, from Lat. cultellus, diminutive of culter, a ploughshare, or cutting instrument.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 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

"Anyone who knows me knows I stand firmly against bigotry and racism. Much love to everyone in the twitter community who helped get the video taken down fr!!"

From Fox News ● Jul. 19, 2020

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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