frequentation

American  

[free-kwuhn-tey-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

Example Sentences

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frequentation

Lincoln confessed at the outset of life that he was going to avoid society, as its frequentation was incompatible with study.

From The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form by Williams, Henry Llewellyn

There is a close connection, as I said, between the frequentation of a district by anglers and the excellence of its hotels.

From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner

I neuer sawe in anye place greater abundaunce and frequentation of people, forasmuche as I could perceyue by tarrying there the space of 20 dayes.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

It seemed to him that this restaurant, with its perennial smell of garlic, its discoloured knife-handles, its frequentation of picturesque poverty, possessed actually an horizon that was somewhat less limited.

From A Comedy of Masks A Novel by Dowson, Ernest Christopher

He had a wide knowledge of the world, obtained by the frequentation of all sorts of companies.

From The Queen Pedauque by Stritzko, Jos. A. V.