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Pronunciation: /frɛt/

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Definition of fret

noun

  • each of a sequence of ridges on the fingerboard of some stringed musical instruments (such as the guitar), used for fixing the positions of the fingers to produce the desired notes.

verb (frets, fretting, fretted)

[with object] (often as adjective fretted)
  • 1provide (a stringed instrument) with frets: a fretted neck
  • 2play (a note) while pressing the string down against a fret:fretted notes

Derivatives

fretless

adjective

Origin:

early 16th century: of unknown origin

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Definition of fret in the US English dictionary

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