ˌfrēkˌwenˈtāshən, -_wən- noun
( -s )
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
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