frequency
noun
the number of times that something happens during a period of time
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rate
noun
the number of times something happens, or the number of examples of something within a particular period of time
much
adverb, determiner, pronoun
used for saying or asking whether someone does something a lot or whether something happens a lot or to a great degree
for the first/last etc time
used for talking about how often something has happened
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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