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frank

/fɹæŋk/
noun
  1. Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article).

  2. The notice on an envelope where a stamp would normally be found.

verb
  1. To place a frank on an envelope.

  2. To exempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc.

  3. To send by public conveyance free of expense.

adjective
  1. Honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised.

    "May I be frank with you?"

  2. Unmistakable, clinically obvious, self-evident

    "The research probes whether treating pre-diabetes with metformin can prevent progression to frank diabetes."

  3. Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free.

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