Juliana seldom goes on vacation because she prefers to save up for big trips like the one she took to Santorini Island, Greece.
An example of seldom is when you go on vacation every five years.
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Origin of seldom
Middle English selden from Old English seldan, strange, rare, akin to German selten from Germanic base an unverified form selda- from uncertain or unknown; perhaps Indo-European an unverified form selo-: see self
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seldom. (n.d.). Retrieved July 16th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/Seldom
adverb
adjective
Origin of seldom
Middle English from Old English seldum alteration of seldanRelated Forms:
noun
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(comparative more seldom, superlative most seldom)
It is grammatically a negative word. It therefore collocates with ever rather than never.
(comparative more seldom, superlative most seldom)
Old English seldan.
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