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==Etymology==
− It is a shortened and altered form of [[refrigerator]],^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(SOED 2002) an unusual kind of word-formation in English,^(Etymonline) perhaps influenced by Frigidaire (1919), a popular early brand of self-contained refrigerator,^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)^(OED 1989) a name suggesting Latin frigidarium, a cooling room in a bath.^(Etymonline) Merriam-Webster thinks it probably an alteration of frig.^(MWU 2024)
+ It is a shortened and altered form of [[refrigerator]],^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(SOED 2002) an unusual kind of word-formation in English,^(Etymonline) perhaps influenced by Frigidaire (1919), a popular early brand of self-contained refrigerator,^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)^(OED 1989) a name suggesting [[la|frigidarium]], a cooling room in a bath.^(Etymonline) Merriam-Webster thinks it probably an alteration of frig.^(MWU 2024)
==Earliest recorded meaning==