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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Trademark for a refrigerator. historical

   "He [...] had everything necessary to the Modern Man, / A phonograph, a radio, a car and a frigidaire."

Synonyms

All synonyms

fridgefrigeratoriceboxreeferrefrigerator

Example

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"He [...] had everything necessary to the Modern Man, / A phonograph, a radio, a car and a frigidaire."

Etymology

From Frigidaire, proprietary name of a brand of refrigerators, from Latin frīgidārium. Doublet of frigidarium.

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