frequentation
Americannoun
noun
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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The frequentation of these simple people calmed the fever of ennui, which had been consuming him.
From Mike Fletcher A Novel by George (George Augustus) Moore
He had a wide knowledge of the world, obtained by the frequentation of all sorts of companies.
From The Queen Pedauque by Jos. A. V. Stritzko
On that healthy heath he has been harboring, for nearly half a life, every villainy of good fellowship that could be perfected by the careless frequentation of our early intimacy and my unsuspecting camaraderie.
From Trilbyana The Rise and Progress of a Popular Novel by Jeannette Leonard Gilder
Still, she found the frequentation of churches soothing and gave much and often to the mildly beseeching Little Sisters of the Poor when they made their rounds in town or suburbs.
From Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement by Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston
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
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