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infrequently-assembled

|in-fre-quent-ly-as-sem-bled|

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/ɪnˈfriːkwəntli əˈsɛmbəld/

(assemble)

gather or fit together

Base Form3rd Person Sing.PastPast ParticiplePresent ParticipleComparativeSuperlativeNounNounAdjectiveAdjectiveAdjectiveAdjectiveAdjectiveAdjectiveAdjectiveAdverb
assembleassemblesassembledassembledassemblingmore assemblablemost assemblableassemblyassemblabilityassembledimproperrandomly-assembledunofficialinsecurely-assembledirregularly-assembleduncertainly-assembledassemblably
Etymology
Etymology Information

'infrequently-assembled' originates from the combination of 'infrequent' and 'assemble', where 'infrequent' means 'not occurring often' and 'assemble' means 'to gather or put together'.

Historical Evolution

'infrequent' changed from the Latin word 'infrequens' and 'assemble' from the Latin word 'assimulare', eventually becoming the modern English words 'infrequent' and 'assemble'.

Meaning Changes

Initially, 'infrequent' meant 'not crowded' and 'assemble' meant 'to make similar', but over time they evolved into their current meanings of 'not occurring often' and 'to gather or put together'.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Adjective 1

not often put together or gathered.

The infrequently-assembled team struggled to work cohesively.

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Last updated: 2025/03/29 23:42