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oftentime

/ˈɒfəntaɪm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
of-ten-time
IPA
/ˈɒfəntaɪm/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

(elsewhere, archaic) Synonym of oftentimes.

American usage

adj

(elsewhere, archaic) Synonym of frequent.

American usage

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English oftyntyme. By surface analysis, often + time. Compare oftentimes. Compare also German oftmals, Middle French souventefois.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈɒfəntaɪm/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce oftentime?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒfəntaɪm/.
What does oftentime mean?
(elsewhere, archaic) Synonym of oftentimes.
Where does oftentime come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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