Frequencies

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Frequency \Fre"quen*cy\, n.; pl. {Frequencies}. [L. frequentia
     numerous attendance, multitude: cf. F. fr['e]quence. See
     {Frequent}.]
     1. The condition of returning frequently; occurrence often
        repeated; common occurence; as, the frequency of crimes;
        the frequency of miracles.


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              The reasons that moved her to remove were, because
              Rome was a place of riot and luxury, her soul being
              almost stifled with, the frequencies of ladies'
              visits.                               --Fuller.
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     2. A crowd; a throng. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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