"infrequency" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: infrequencies [plural]
Etymology: From Latin infrequentia (“scantiness”), equivalent to in- + frequency or infrequent + -cy. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|infrequentia||scantiness}} Latin infrequentia (“scantiness”), {{affix|en|in-|frequency}} in- + frequency, {{affix|en|infrequent|-cy}} infrequent + -cy Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} infrequency (usually uncountable, plural infrequencies)
  1. The characteristic of being infrequent. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: rarity, irregularity, scarcity, rareness
    Sense id: en-infrequency-en-noun--6JpAIO9 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 46 54
  2. The state of being unfrequented; isolation; seclusion. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-infrequency-en-noun-cU97CiPR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, English terms suffixed with -cy, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cy: 32 68 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: uncommonness, rareness, infrequence [dated]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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