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frequence
noun 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
full
VERB + FREQUENCE
enting, staled
FREQUENCE + NOUN
impower'd, ome, usage
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
A crowd or throng of people.
I, as I undertook, and with the vote / Conſenting in full frequence was impower'd, […]
Half the marvels of my morning, triumphs over time and space, / Staled by frequence, shrunk by usage into commonest commonplace!
2
Frequency; abundance.
Raritie and difficultie are wont to cauſe wonder; There are many things which haue wonder in their worth, and leeſe it in their frequence; there are ſome which haue it in their ſtrangeneſſe, and leeſe it in their facilitie; Both meet in this.
The storm-center gathered slowly around the peaks; low rumble and bowl of thunder increased in frequence; slowly the light shaded as smoky clouds rolled up; the air grew sultrier, and the exasperating breeze puffed a few times and then failed.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the number of occurrences within a given time period
- frequency
- oftenness
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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I, as I undertook, and with the vote / Conſenting in full frequence was impower'd, […]
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Half the marvels of my morning, triumphs over time and space, / Staled by frequence, shrunk by usage into commonest commonplace!
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Raritie and difficultie are wont to cauſe wonder; There are many things which haue wonder in their worth, and leeſe it in their frequence; there are ſome which haue it in their ſtrangeneſſe, and leeſe
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