1660s, from French fragrance or directly from Late Latin fragrantia, from stem of Latin fragrans "sweet-smelling" (see fragrant). Related: Fragrancy (1570s).
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fragility
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fragmentary
fragmentation
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fraidy-cat
frail
frailty
fraktur
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