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infrequency

noun
in·​fre·​quen·​cy | \ (ˌ)in-ˈfrē-kwən(t)-sē How to pronounce infrequency (audio) \

Definition of infrequency

: rarity of occurrence

Examples of infrequency in a Sentence

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And that was the consensus: President Trump's behavior is getting worse in type and infrequency. — Brian Stelter, CNN, "The hardest Trump story for the press to cover: His fitness for the job," 25 Aug. 2019 For awhile, Erin and I kept in touch, writing emails made all the more intense by their infrequency. — Eryn Loeb, Longreads, "When Friendship Fades But the Images Linger," 9 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of infrequency

1677, in the meaning defined above

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