frequentation

noun

fre·​quen·​ta·​tion ˌfrēkˌwenˈtāshən 

-wən-

plural -s

1

a

: the act, habit, or an instance of frequenting or visiting often

my frequentation of the late major all the time he has been living here

—Glenway Wescott

his frequentations among the scum … were … distinctly insalubrious

—Augustus John

b

: systematic or habitual reading

only the frequentation of the old masters enables us to judge the new

—Meyer Schapiro

one whose mind is trained by the frequentation of newspaper columns

—Pier-Maria Pasinetti

2

archaic : frequent use, practice, or celebration

Word History

Etymology

Middle English frequentacioun frequent gathering, from Late Latin frequentation-, frequentatio, from Latin, action of crowding or packing together, from frequentatus (past participle of frequentare to frequent, crowd) + -ion-, -io -ion

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Rhymes for frequentation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation