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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
friable
 
SYLLABICATION:fri·a·ble
PRONUNCIATION:  fr-bl
ADJECTIVE: Readily crumbled; brittle: friable asbestos insulation.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin fribilis, from frire, to crumble.
OTHER FORMS:fria·bili·ty, fria·ble·ness —NOUN
 
 
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