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sel⋅dom
[sel-duh
m] 
–adverb
| 1. | on only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently; not often: We seldom see our old neighbors anymore. |
–adjective
| 2. | rare; infrequent. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE seldum, var. of seldan; c. G selten, Goth silda-
bef. 900; ME; OE seldum, var. of seldan; c. G selten, Goth silda-
Related forms:
sel⋅dom⋅ness, noun
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| sel·dom (sěl'dəm) adv. Not often; infrequently or rarely. See Usage Note at rarely. adj. Archaic Infrequent; rare. [Middle English, from Old English seldum, alteration of seldan.] sel'dom·ness n. |
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Seldom
Sel"dom\, a. Rare; infrequent. [Archaic.] "A suppressed and seldom anger." --Jer. Taylor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : seldom
Spanish:
rara vez,
German:
selten,
Japanese:
めったに～しない
seldom
O.E. seldum, alteration of seldan "rare," on analogy of adverbial dative plurals in -um (e.g. whilom "at one time"), from P.Gmc. *selda- "strange, rare" (cf. O.N. sjaldan, O.Fris. selden, Du. zelden, Ger. selten), perhaps ult. from the base of self (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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