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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FRENUM

Fre "num, n.; pl. E. Frenums, L. Frena. Etym: [L., a bridle. ]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A cheek stripe of color.

 

2. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Same as Frænum.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

frenum

fre num |ˈfrēnəm ˈfrinəm | ▶noun another term for frenulum. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘bridle. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

frenum

frenum |ˈfriːnəm |(also fraenum ) ▶noun another term for frenulum. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘bridle ’.