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frequentation

American  
[free-kwuhn-tey-shuhn] / ˌfri kwənˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the practice of frequenting; habit of visiting often.


frequentation British  
/ ˌfriːkwɛnˈteɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act or practice of frequenting or visiting often

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Etymology

Origin of frequentation

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French fréquentation < Latin frequentātiōn- (stem of frequentātiō ). See frequent, -ation

Example Sentences

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It takes you over from four to five miles of a rocky table-land, by a very gradual ascent, abounding with indelible traces of human frequentation, else long forgotten.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 by Various

Every item in the administration, frequentation, and increase of the library should be separately treated, but each should be condensed into the smallest compass consistent with clear statement.

From A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries by Spofford, Ainsworth Rand

She directed to him the face that was like an illuminated garden, turnstile and all, for the frequentation of which he had his season-ticket; then she looked again at Sir Claude.

From What Maisie Knew by James, Henry

It was his frequentation of Walkham's house that had for several years effectively barred her foot from crossing the threshold.

From The House of the Vampire by Viereck, George Sylvester

Indeed the frequentation and proper reception of the Sacraments themselves largely depend upon it.

From The Young Priest's Keepsake by Phelan, Michael