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fibre

UK/ˈfaɪ.bə(ɹ)/ US/ˈfaɪbɜr/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions

  • “education has for its object the formation of character” Herbert Spencer
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3.

Origin

From French fibre, from Old French, from Latin fibra.

Phrases

  • carbon fibre
  • dark fibre
  • dentinal fibre
  • dietary fibre
  • fibre bundle
  • fibre cement
  • fibre clay
  • fibre optic

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