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Added 10 October 2026

fimbria

/ˈfɪm.bɹi.ə/ noun

Latin root: fimbria Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fimbria at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube).

Origin

Learned borrowing from Late Latin fimbria (“a border, fringe”), from Latin fimbriae (“fibers, threads, fringe”). Doublet of fringe.

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