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infrequency noun[ U ] uk /ɪnˈfriː.kwən.si/ us /ɪnˈfriː.kwən.si/ the fact of not happening very often: We had to stay overnight here because of the infrequency of buses and trains to Montreal. I was surprised that the inspectors came to visit the restaurant with such infrequency. The excitement created by these occasions makes up for their infrequency. He buys his mother expensive gifts to atone for the infrequency of his visits. Storms of this size have been recorded in the area before, but only with great infrequency. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Rarely & infrequently (every) now and then/againidiom blue moon day episodic ever and anon few fit it's not every day (that)...idiom like ships that pass in the nightidiom occasion occasional occasionally odd one and doneidiom one-off one-shot one-time rarely stop-go ultra-rare
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