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   frequent

   adjective

   • 1. occurring or done many times at short intervals: "frequent changes in policy" Similar recurrentrecurringrepeatedpersistentperiodicperennialchroniccontinuingoccurring oftencontinualconstantincessantnon-stopendlessmanyvery manya great manynumerouscountlessquite a fewquite a lot oflots ofseveralinformal:eternalloads ofmasses ofheaps ofdozens ofhundreds ofthousands ofmillions ofmore … than one can shake a stick atOpposite infrequentfew
   • ▪ (of a person) doing something often; habitual: "a frequent visitor to Scotland" Similar habitualcustomaryregularcommoneverydaydailyroutinecontinualconstantincessantliterary:wontedOpposite infrequentrare
   • ▪ found at short distances apart: "walls flanked by frequent square towers"
   • ▪ (of the pulse) rapid.

   verb

   • 1. visit (a place) often: "pubs frequented by soldiers"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘profuse, ample’): from French, or from Latin frequens, frequent- ‘crowded, frequent’, of unknown ultimate origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. frequentation noun

   Scrabble Points: 20

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