"many is the time" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: many's the time [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} many is the time (not comparable)
  1. (dated, literary) A great number of times. Tags: dated, literary, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-many_is_the_time-en-adv-VeNdyBFN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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