infréquent

infréquent
infréquent, ente
(in-fré-kan, kan-t') adj.
Qui n'a pas lieu fréquemment.
   XVIe s.
   Gorreus nie aucun medecin de ses quartiers en pouvoir parler, pour estre le mal si infrequent, PARÉ VI, 23.
   Lat. infrequens, de in.... 1, et frequens, fréquent.

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