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# breotan **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Old English **Slug:** breotan ## Words From This Root - brittle - hard but easily broken; also a hard sugary candy - brittleness - the quality of being hard yet liable to break or shatter
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brittle
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/ˈbrɪtəl/
hard but easily broken; also a hard sugary candy
brittleness
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/ˈbrɪtəlnəs/
the quality of being hard yet liable to break or shatter
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