/ ˈseldəm; NAmE / adverb
not often
SYN rarely :
He had seldom seen a child with so much talent.
She seldom, if ever, goes to the theatre.
They seldom watch television these days.
( literary )
Seldom had he seen such beauty.
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English seldan , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zelden and German selten , from a base meaning strange, wonderful.