oftentime
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from the Middle English oftyntyme; equivalent to often + time. Compare oftentimes.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒfəntaɪm/, /ˈɒftəntaɪm/, [ˈɒfn̩taɪm], [ˈɒftn̩taɪm]
Adverb
[edit]oftentime (not comparable)
- (chiefly US, uncommon) (elsewhere, archaic) Synonym of oftentimes
Adjective
[edit]oftentime (not comparable)
References
[edit]- “oftentime, adv. and adj.” in the Oxford English Dictionary (third edition, March 2004)
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