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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|xno|fraccioun]], Old French fraccion, a breaking,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Late Latin frāctiō, a breaking, especially of bread in church,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) from frāct-, past participle stem of frangere, to break (see [[break]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) [[fragment]] is a doublet.^(Barnhart 1988)
+ It is [[bor|xno|fraccioun]], [[fro|fraccion]], a breaking,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[la-lat|frāctiō]], a breaking, especially of bread in church,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) from [[m|la-lat|frāct-]], past participle stem of [[m|la-lat|frangere]], to break (see [[break]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) [[fragment]] is a doublet.^(Barnhart 1988)
==Earliest recorded meaning==