"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. 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
    Sense id: en-frice-en-adv-oz7NZSD8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 58 37 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 47 3
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  "etymology_text": "As if to continue the sequence once, twice, thrice with four.",
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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Four",
          "orig": "en:Four",
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            "All topics",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental"
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          "_dis": "58 37 5",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 47 3",
          "kind": "other",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1999, John R. Erickson, Gerald L. Holmes, Every dog has his day:",
          "text": "[…] not once or twice or thrice or frice, but many times, and always under awkward conditions.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001, Benedict Kiely, The collected stories of Benedict Kiely:",
          "text": "[…] and wince, she says, and twice and thrice and frice and fice and sice and seven-up sits the Star of the County Down […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001 February 7, \"Joe\", “Linnell finds the camera!”, in alt.music.tmbg (Usenet), message-ID <95sa2g$debts$1@ID-50051.news.dfncis.de>:",
          "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "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>:",
          "text": "I've been caught out once or twice or thrice or frice.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, “Chumbucket”, in Mad Max, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment:",
          "text": "Our sacred boost is now finally perfected! As powerful as can be... and FRICE can you use it!",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "four times"
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          "four"
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          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, nonstandard, humorous) four times"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "fourfold"
        },
        {
          "word": "fourice"
        },
        {
          "word": "four times"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "humorous",
        "nonstandard",
        "not-comparable",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɹaɪs/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "frice"
}
{
  "categories": [
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    "Pages with entries"
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  "etymology_text": "As if to continue the sequence once, twice, thrice with four.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English frequency adverbs",
        "English humorous terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nonstandard terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with rare senses",
        "English uncomparable adverbs",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/aɪs",
        "Rhymes:English/aɪs/1 syllable",
        "en:Four"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1999, John R. Erickson, Gerald L. Holmes, Every dog has his day:",
          "text": "[…] not once or twice or thrice or frice, but many times, and always under awkward conditions.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001, Benedict Kiely, The collected stories of Benedict Kiely:",
          "text": "[…] and wince, she says, and twice and thrice and frice and fice and sice and seven-up sits the Star of the County Down […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001 February 7, \"Joe\", “Linnell finds the camera!”, in alt.music.tmbg (Usenet), message-ID <95sa2g$debts$1@ID-50051.news.dfncis.de>:",
          "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "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>:",
          "text": "I've been caught out once or twice or thrice or frice.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, “Chumbucket”, in Mad Max, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment:",
          "text": "Our sacred boost is now finally perfected! As powerful as can be... and FRICE can you use it!",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "four times"
      ],
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        [
          "four",
          "four"
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        [
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          "time"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, nonstandard, humorous) four times"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "humorous",
        "nonstandard",
        "not-comparable",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɹaɪs/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪs"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "fourfold"
    },
    {
      "word": "fourice"
    },
    {
      "word": "four times"
    }
  ],
  "word": "frice"
}

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