"souvent" meaning in French

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Adverb

IPA: /su.vɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-souvent.ogg [France, Paris]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French suvent, sovent, from Latin subinde, which consists of sub + inde. The original meaning of subinde was “immediately after”, which then evolved to “repeatedly” and then to “often”. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|suvent|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French suvent, {{inh+|fr|fro|suvent}} Inherited from Old French suvent, {{m|fro|sovent}} sovent, {{inh|fr|la|subinde}} Latin subinde, {{m|la|sub}} sub, {{m|la|inde}} inde Head templates: {{fr-adv}} souvent
  1. often Synonyms: fréquemment
    Sense id: en-souvent-fr-adv-k8aBSPSs Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms with collocations

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