freq.
Americanabbreviation
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frequency.
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frequent.
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frequentative.
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frequently.
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L. adjutare to help, freq. of adjuvare to help; ad + juvare to help.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
From Sw. dial. skvitt�r, to sprinkle all round, freq. of skwitta, to squirt, Sw. sqv�tta, to squirt; cf.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Prob., however, the M. E. talken is talen, talien, to speak, with formative -k, giving a freq. or dim. force; cf.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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