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adjective
1.
happening or occurring at short intervals: to make frequent trips to Tokyo.
2.
constant, habitual, or regular: a frequent guest.
3.
located at short distances apart: frequent towns along the shore.
verb (used with object)
4.
to visit often; go often to; be often in: to frequent the art galleries.
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Frequenting
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English: ample, profuse < Latin frequent- (stem of frequēns) crowded; (v.) (< Middle French fréquenter) < Latin frequentāre, derivative of frequēns
1400–50; late Middle English: ample, profuse < Latin frequent- (stem of frequēns) crowded; (v.) (< Middle French fréquenter) < Latin frequentāre, derivative of frequēns
Related forms
fre·quent·a·ble, adjective
fre·quent·er, noun
fre·quent·ness, noun
non·fre·quent, adjective
non·fre·quent·ly, adverb
EXPANDo·ver·fre·quent, adjective
o·ver·fre·quent·ly, adverb
un·fre·quent, adjective
un·fre·quent·ly, adverb
un·fre·quent·a·ble, adjective
well-fre·quent·ed, adjective
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