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  1. adverb Often. Often used in combination: his oft-expressed philosophy; oft-repeated tales.

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  • Regular readers of this column might recall the oft-mentioned and high regard I hold for a number of the pioneers of fantasy, authors such as William Morris, James Branch Cabell, and Lord Dunsany. —  F ;SF; - vol 098 issue 02 - February 2000
  • To afford you some empathy, recall the oft-quoted comment by the founder of Israel, David Ben-Gurion, who told the Zionist leader, Nahum Goldmann: —  Suzie-Q
  • I roasted 18 poblano chiles for my oft-mentioned and fabulous sopa de chile verde (green chile soup). —  Holidailies 2008
  • But run into bombs and spikes, and Butters could suffer the same fate as the oft-killed Kenny. —  iPod Product Center
  • Kelliher said no one thing, like the oft-mentioned tax increases on the wealthy or universal budget cuts, would fix the problem. —  The Minnesota Daily - mndaily.com
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  1. Middle English, from Old English; see upo in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English oft, ofte, from Anglo-Saxon oft = Old Saxon oft, ofto = OFries. ofta, ofte = Old High German ofto, Middle High German ofte, German oft = Icelandic oft, opt, ott = Swedish ofta = Danish ofte = Gothic (Moesogothic) ufta, oft, frequently; prob. orig. a case-form of an adjective akin to Greek ὔπατος, highest, a superlative form connected with comparative form ὑπέρ, preposition, = English over: see over. Hence the later form often.
  2. from oft, adv.
 

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