fre·quent  (fr ēkw ənt)
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adj.1. Occurring or appearing quite often or at close intervals: frequent errors of judgment. 2. Habitual or regular: a frequent visitor to our house. tr.v. ( also fr ē-kw ĕnt ) fre·quent·ed, fre·quent·ing, fre·quents To pay frequent visits to; be in or at often: frequent a restaurant.
[Middle English, ample, profuse, from Old French, from Latin frequēns, frequent-, crowded, numerous, frequent.]
fre′quen·tation n. fre·quenter (-kwĕntər) n. frequent·ness n. |
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