Fran|cis|can

Fran|cis|can
Fran|cis|can «fran SIHS kuhn», adjective, noun.
–adj.
of Saint Francis of Assisi or the religious order founded by him in 1209: »

Franciscan abstinence, Franciscan cloisters.

–n.
a friar belonging to the Franciscan order; Gray Friar.

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  • can — a·can·thus; ac·o·can·thera; af·ri·can·ism; af·ri·can·i·za·tion; af·ri·can·ize; af·ri·can·oid; af·ri·can·thro·pus; alas·can; al·can·na; ali·can·te; al·mu·can·tar; amer·i·can·ese; amer·i·can·ess; amer·i·can·ism; amer·i·can·ist; amer·i·can·is·tic;… …   English syllables

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