INFREQUENCE

Etymology

Noun

infrequence (usually uncountable, plural infrequences)

Dated form of infrequency.

Source: Wiktionary


In*fre"quence, In*fre"quen*cy, n. Etym: [L. infrequentia scantiness : cf. F. infrequence.]

1. The state of rarely occuring; uncommonness; rareness; as, the infrquence of his visits.

2. The state of not being frequented; solitude; isolation; retirement; seclusion. [R.] The solitude and infrequency of the place. Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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