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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinfrequent
/ɪnˈfriːkwənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Not occurring often; rare.
"His visits to the city were infrequent due to his busy schedule."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin infrequent-, from in- 'not' + frequent- 'crowded, frequent'.
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rare
Transliteration: rare
"Ses visites sont rares."
selten
Transliteration: selten
"Seine Besuche sind selten."
infrequente
Transliteration: infrequente
"Le sue visite sono infrequenti."
infrecuente
Transliteration: infrecuente
"Sus visitas son infrecuentes."
infrequente
Transliteration: infrequente
"As visitas dele são infrequentes."
दुर्लभ
Transliteration: durlabh
"उसकी यात्राएँ दुर्लभ हैं।"
罕见的
Transliteration: hǎn jiàn de
"他很少来这里。"
드문
Transliteration: deumun
"그의 방문은 드문 일이다."
稀な
Transliteration: まれな
"彼の訪問は稀である。"
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