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naufrage

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

shipwreck

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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noun

Meaning 2

ruin

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • May 7 1617, Francis Bacon, speech on taking his place in Chancery the opinion , not to relieve any case after judginent , would be a guilty opinion ; guilty of the ruin , and naufrage , and perishing of infinite subjects

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History

Etymology

From French naufrage (“shipwreck”), from Latin naufragium (“shipwreck”), from nāvis (“ship”) + frangere (“to break”).