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frequences

frequences is the plural of frequence.

Meaning of frequence

Noun

frequence (countable and uncountable, plural frequences)

  1. (obsolete) A crowd or throng of people.
    • I, as I undertook, and with the vote / Conſenting in full frequence was impower'd, […]1671, John Milton, “The Second Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 35
  2. (obsolete) Frequency; abundance.
    • Raritie and difficultie are wont to cauſe wonder; There are many things which haue wonder in their worth, and leeſe it in their frequence; there are ſome which haue it in their ſtrangeneſſe, and leeſe it in their facilitie; Both meet in this.1622, Ios. Hall [i.e., Joseph Hall], “[Contemplations vpon the Principall Histories of the New Testament. The Third Booke.] The Dumbe Deuill Eiected.”, in Contemplations [vpon the Principal Passages...

Questions about frequences

What is frequences the plural of?
Frequences is the plural of frequence.

Words near frequences in the dictionary

  1. freons
  2. freq
  3. freq.
  4. freqs
  5. frequence
  6. frequences
  7. frequencies
  8. frequency
  9. frequency assignment
  10. frequency assignments
  11. frequency band

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