US /ˈɔfəntaɪmz/ UK /ˈɒfəntaɪmz/
adv

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    frequently; many times

    Oftentimes the simplest explanation turns out to be correct.

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Synonyms
1 adv · frequently; many times oftenfrequentlyrepeatedlyoftofttimesregularly
Word family
Related forms oftenoftofttimes

Etymology

A Middle English compound of 'often' and 'times', literally 'often times', with the genitive/adverbial '-s'.

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