confraction

confraction
noun (-s)
Etymology: Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French confraction, from Late Latin confraction-, confractio, from Latin confractus (past participle of confringere to break in pieces, from com- + -fringere, from frangere to break) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at break
obsolete : a breaking in pieces

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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