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many a time

many a time adverb: many times, in many instances; often, frequently.

Adverb

many a time (not comparable)

  1. Many times, in many instances; often, frequently.
    • Some months later (I tend to let grids ferment a while), I came upon GROUCHY LADYBUG, and that threw everything up in the air. I’ve read the story many a time to my kids, so I had to add it.2020 January 13, Deb Amlen, quoting Jim Peredo, “Feline in an Internet Meme”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2020

Words formed from many a time

Questions about many a time

What does many a time mean?
Many a time means many times, in many instances; often, frequently.
What part of speech is many a time?
Many a time is an adverb.

Words near many a time in the dictionary

  1. Manxwoman
  2. Manxwomen
  3. many
  4. many a
  5. many a mickle makes a muckle
  6. many a time
  7. many a time and oft
  8. many a time and often
  9. many a times
  10. many an
  11. many and varied

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