Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of one of the Germanic tribes of the Rhine region in the early Christian era, especially one of the Salian Franks who conquered Gaul about AD 500 and established an extensive empire that reached its greatest power in the ninth century.
- Robert,Swiss-born American photographer and filmmaker noted for his clear-cut documentary style and interest in popular culture.
- Anne,German Jewish diarist who fled from Nazi Germany to Amsterdam with her family (1934) and kept a diary during her years in hiding (1942–1944). She and her family were captured (August 1944) and sent to concentration camps. Anne died of typhus in the camp at Belsen. Her diary was published in 1947.
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- noun One of the
Franks , a Germanic federation that inhabited parts of what are now France, theLow Countries and Germany. - proper noun A male
given name . - proper noun A
surname .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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FRANK SHEFTEL - Frank has been making positive moves for his whole campaign and has organized and run a real campaign with a headquarters and volunteers.
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FRANK SHEFTEL - Frank didn't say too much different from what he had said at other forums.
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“Miss Bankhead, let me be frank…” “Oh no,” interrupted Miss Bankhead, “let ME be Frank.”
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm always frank and earnest with women, in New York, I'm Frank.
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She ceased snubbing him altogether, and received him with the frank graciousness that used to charm Doctor Heath; assuring herself, often, that "trouble was improving poor Frank."
The Diamond Coterie Lawrence L. Lynch
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WALTER: (Turning to player at left, FRANK, LIGE'S partner) What you saying, Frank?
The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts Langston Hughes 1934
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The man's manners were frank and engaging, his personal appearance that of an officer in the service, yet Frank did not trust him.
Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam 1909
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Quite taken aback by this frank confession, Mr. Garrison paused a moment, and then, turning to Frank, asked:
Bert Lloyd's Boyhood A Story from Nova Scotia Joseph Finnemore 1881
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But in a, well, frank interview with KCAL 9 political reporter Dave Bryan, Frank says not to blame him ... he says to blame Tom DeLay.
CBS 2 - KCAL 9 - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports 2010
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FRANK: The Washington Times said Schumer and Frank have plans to ram through legislation that will produce universal voter r-r-registration -- and they say it will be on the floor of the House in two weeks.
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