fretum

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fretum

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Unadapted borrowing from Latin fretum (“strait, channel”). Doublet of fret (“strait; channel”).

noun freta

A strait; a channel.
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"fretum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fretum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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fretum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fretum

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"fretum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fretum.

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@misc{fretum_2026,
  title = {fretum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fretum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}