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sporadic

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
spo·rad·ic 
          Listen to the pronunciation of sporadic
Pronunciation:
\spə-ˈra-dik\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Medieval Latin sporadicus, from Greek sporadikos, from sporadēn here and there, from sporad-, sporas scattered; akin to Greek speirein to sow — more at sperm
Date:
circa 1689
: occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances <sporadic protests> <a sporadic disease>
synonyms see infrequent
spo·rad·i·cal·ly 
          Listen to the pronunciation of sporadically \-di-k(ə-)lē\ adverb


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