"oftentimes" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈɒf.ənˌtaɪmz/ [UK], /ˈɒf.tənˌtaɪmz/ [UK], /ˈɔf.ənˌtaɪmz/ [US], /ˈɔf.tənˌtaɪmz/ [US], /ˈɑf.ənˌtaɪmz/ [cot-caught-merger], /ˈɑf.tənˌtaɪmz/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-oftentimes.ogg [US], en-au-oftentimes.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Inherited from the Middle English oftentymes; equivalent to oftentime + -s. Compare oftentime. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|oftentymes}} Middle English oftentymes, {{af|en|oftentime|-s|id2=adverbial}} oftentime + -s, {{m|en|oftentime}} oftentime Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} oftentimes (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly US, elsewhere archaic) Frequently; often. Tags: US, not-comparable Synonyms: oftentime, ofttimes, oftwhiles, often Translations (frequently): davezu (Asturian), častokrát (Czech), comme d’habitude (French), oftmals (German), oft (German), frequentemente (Italian), ofte (Norwegian), frecvent (Romanian), deseori (Romanian), ча́сто (částo) (Russian), frecuentemente (Spanish), ofta (Swedish) Translations (repeatedly): darréu (Asturian), repetidamente (Asturian), mnohdy (Czech), ripetutamente (Italian), om og om igjen (Norwegian Bokmål), repetat (Romanian), многокра́тно (mnogokrátno) (Russian), reiteradamente (Spanish), repetidamente (Spanish), om och om igen (Swedish)

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