"frequency clause" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: frequency clauses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} frequency clause (plural frequency clauses)
  1. (grammar) A subordinate clause functioning as an adjunct of frequency that modifies a matrix clause by specifying the recurrence rate or regularity of the event expressed in that clause.
    Sense id: en-frequency_clause-en-noun-SNEBUnm4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Grammar Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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