"frice" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /fɹaɪs/
Rhymes: -aɪs Etymology: As if to continue the sequence once, twice, thrice with four. Etymology templates: {{m|en|once}} once, {{m|en|twice}} twice, {{m|en|thrice}} thrice, {{m|en|four}} four Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} frice (not comparable)
  1. (rare, nonstandard, humorous) four times Tags: humorous, nonstandard, not-comparable, rare Categories (topical): Four Synonyms: fourfold, fourice, four times

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          "text": "Three cheers for scratch: Hip hip huzzah! Hip hip huzzah! Hip hip huz-ZAH! Not only do I get to see it now, but I got to say huzzah thrice! Well, I guess now it's frice.",
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          "ref": "2001 August 4, \"Alan T Gower\", “Seconds from Disaster”, in uk.rec.motorcycles (Usenet), message-ID <3b6bac29$0$3761$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com>",
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