Term of Art: Frequentative

“Frequentative: Indicating repeated action or recurrent state or situation, e.g., ‘Raindrops are falling.’ Also IITERATIVE, REDUPLICATIVE.”

 Excerpted from: Grambs, David. The Random House Dictionary for Writers and Readers. New York: Random House, 1990.

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