Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frequence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fre-quence
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crowd or throng of people.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Frequency; abundance.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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!"
"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."

Etymology

See frequency.

Usage

Inflected Forms

frequences (plural)

Derived Forms

infrequence

Synonyms

frequency oftenness

Questions

What does frequence mean?: A crowd or throng of people.
Where does frequence come from?: See frequency.

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