"souvent" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [French]

IPA: /su.vɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-souvent.ogg [Paris], LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-souvent.wav [France, Paris], LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-souvent.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-souvent.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-souvent.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-X-Javier-souvent.wav [France] (note: Massy)
Etymology: Inherited from Old French suvent, sovent, from Latin subinde, morphologically sub + inde. The original meaning of subinde was “immediately after”, which then evolved to “repeatedly” and then to “often”. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|suvent|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French suvent, {{inh+|fr|fro|suvent}} Inherited from Old French suvent, {{inh|fr|la|subinde}} Latin subinde, {{affix|la|sub|inde|nocat=1}} sub + inde Head templates: {{fr-adv}} souvent
  1. often Synonyms: fréquemment

Adverb [Norman]

Etymology: From Old French suvent, sovent, from Latin subinde. Etymology templates: {{inh|nrf|fro|suvent}} Old French suvent, {{inh|nrf|la|subinde}} Latin subinde Head templates: {{head|nrf|adverb|head=}} souvent, {{nrf-adv}} souvent
  1. often
    Sense id: en-souvent-nrf-adv-k8aBSPSs Categories (other): Norman entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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