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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Oft \Oft\ ([o^]ft; 115), adverb [AS. oft; akin to OS. & G. oft, OHG. ofto, Sw. ofta, Dan. ofte, Icel. opt, Goth. ufta; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Often}.] Often; frequently; not rarely; many times. [Poetic] --Chaucer.
Oft she rejects, but never once offends. --Pope.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Oft \Oft\, adjective Frequent; often; repeated. [Poetic]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
oft
adverb: many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee" [syn: {frequently}, {often}, {oftentimes}, {ofttimes}] [ant: {rarely}, {infrequently}]
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