Frequentative

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

  Frequentative \Fre*quent"a*tive\, a. [L. frequentativus: cf. F.
     fr['e]quentatif.] (Gram.)
     Serving to express the frequent repetition of an action; as,
     a frequentative verb. -- n. A frequentative verb.
     [1913 Webster]