Definition of f

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F () F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet, and a nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the Latin. The Latin borrowed the form from the Greek digamma /, which probably had the value of English w consonant. The form and value of Greek letter came from the Phoenician, the ultimate source being probably Egyptian. Etymologically f is most closely related to p, k, v, and b; as in E. five, Gr. pe`nte; E. wolf, L. lupus, Gr. ly`kos; E. fox, vixen ; fragile, break; fruit, brook, v. t.;

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Reprobate :: Reprobate (a.) Of or pertaining to one who is given up to wickedness; as, reprobate conduct..
Patagium :: Patagium (n.) One of a pair of small vesicular organs situated at the bases of the anterior wings of lepidopterous insects. See Illust. of Butterfly.
Creatinin :: Creatinin (n.) A white, crystalline, nitrogenous body closely related to creatin but more basic in its properties, formed from the latter by the action of acids, and occurring naturally in muscle tissue and in urine..
Salaried :: Salaried (imp. & p. p.) of Salar.
Cachectic :: Cachectic (a.) Alt. of Cachectica.
Hasheesh :: Hasheesh (n.) Alt. of Hashis.
Preconformity :: Preconformity (n.) Anticipative or antecedent conformity.
Span :: Span (v. t.) The spread or extent of an arch between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between its supports..
Deliveress :: Deliveress (n.) A female deliverer.
Sophister :: Sophister (n.) A student who is advanced beyond the first year of his residence.
Corpulency :: Corpulency (n.) Excessive fatness; fleshiness; obesity.
Pill :: Pill (v. t.) To deprive of hair; to make bald.
Well :: Well (v. i.) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries..
Pinched :: Pinched (imp. & p. p.) of Pinc.
Compensative :: Compensative (a.) Affording compensation.
Dandies :: Dandies (pl. ) of Dand.
Gerundively :: Gerundively (adv.) In the manner of a gerund; as, or in place of, a gerund..
Radulae :: Radulae (pl. ) of Radul.
Leucadendron :: Leucadendron (n.) A genus of evergreen shrubs from the Cape of Good Hope, having handsome foliage. Leucadendron argenteum is the silverboom of the colonists..
Figurante :: Figurante (n. fem.) A female figurant; esp., a ballet girl..
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