Definition: often

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

often
     adv 1: many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of
            coffee" [syn: frequently, oftentimes, oft, ofttimes]
            [ant: rarely, infrequently]
     2: frequently or in great quantities; "I don't drink much"; "I
        don't travel much" [syn: much, a great deal]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Often \Of`ten\, adv. [Compar. Oftener; superl. Oftenest.]
   [Formerly also ofte, fr. oft. See Oft., adv.]
   Frequently; many times; not seldom.
Often \Of"ten\, a.
   Frequent; common; repeated. [R.] ``Thine often infirmities.''
   --1 Tim. v. 23.

         And weary thee with often welcomes.      --Beau. & Fl.