frequentation

American  

[free-kwuhn-tay-shuhn] / ˌfri kwənˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

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

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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

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Example Sentences

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frequentation

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 George Sylvester Viereck

The frequentation of the port of Nieuport presents all the facilities which the merchants can require.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) by Various

But it should be remembered that in most libraries, even the busiest, there are seasons of the day, or periods of very stormy weather, when the frequentation of readers is quite small.

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 Ainsworth Rand Spofford

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 Ainsworth Rand Spofford

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

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