Frye

Definition: Frye

Frye

Noun

1. Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991).

Date "Frye" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references)

Synonyms: Frye

Synonyms: Herman Northrop Frye (n), Northrop Frye (n). (additional references)

Domain

Usage

Movie/TV Titles

The Scholar in Society: Northrop Frye in Conversation (1984)

Small & Frye (1983)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Howard Frye and me : Reminiscenses of a Mandolin Great (reference) Marty Frye, Private Eye (reference) Northrop Frye on Shakespeare (reference) Northrop Frye, Myth and Metaphor: Selected Essays, 1974-1988 (reference) The Legacy of Northrop Frye (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Northrop Frye Newsletter (reference) (more periodical examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Reading Letter of Commendation from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to several members of the USS Squalus (SS-192) salvage unit, in his Navy Department offices, 16 September 1939. The others present are (from left to right): Commander Charles B. Momsen, USN; Chief Metalsmith J.H. McDonald, USN; Chief Torpedoman W.H. Squire, USN; Ship Fitter First Class H.H. Frye, USN; Torpedoman First Class J.W. Thompson, USN; Lieutenant Karl R. Wheland, USN; Commander Henry Hartly, USN, and Commander Allan R. McCann, USN. Credit: NAVY.
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"Frye" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 85.71% of the time. "Frye" is used about 28 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	85.71%	24	71,196
Noun (singular)	7.14%	2	245,945
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	3.57%	1	339,140
Lexical Verb (base form)	3.57%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	28	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "Frye" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Frye	Last name	14,000	885
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

1. Frye, ME
Zip Code(s): 04235
Country: USA

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Expressions: Frye

Expressions using "Frye": Herman Northrop Frye ♦ Northrop Frye. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Containing "Frye": Northrop-frye-style.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Frye

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Frye

Derivations
	Words beginning with "Frye": fryer, fryers. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Frye" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Fdry, Feyyaz, Frayne, Freyja, Freyne, Frige, fryde, Fryett. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Frye

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-f-r-y"
	-1 letter: fer, fey, fry, ref, rye.
	-2 letters: ef, er, re, ye.
	Words containing the letters "e-f-r-y"
	+1 letter: faery, ferly, ferny, ferry, feyer, fiery, flyer, foyer, fryer, reefy, refly, refry, reify.
	+2 letters: aerify, belfry, defray, fakery, ferity, finery, flayer, fleury, flyers, forbye, foreby, foyers, frayed, freaky, freely, frenzy, fretty, fryers, rarefy, redefy, rifely, verify, wafery.
	+3 letters: briefly, certify, comfrey, deerfly, defrays, felonry, feodary, fernery, ferrety, feudary, fierily, firefly, fishery, flayers, flowery, flyover, flytier, foolery, foppery, forayed, forayer, forebay, forebye, forgery, freckly, freeway, freshly, frogeye, fullery, furmety, metrify, overfly, palfrey, perfidy, petrify, puffery, putrefy, rectify, reedify, reunify, riflery, terrify, torrefy, verbify, versify.
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