The words once, twice, thrice describe the number of repetitions in a series of such repetitions or possible repetitions. I have searched several authoritative dictionaries & thesauruses without finding other examples. Does anyone know further single words in this sequence?
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There are no more in the sequence, other than (unofficially, for humorous effect, "frice", which I've never even heard used.) Even "thrice" is rarely used (other than somewhat ironically.) Instead, one just says "three times", "four times", etc; or, informally, "for the umpteenth time [clean your room!]" (or such, usually a parent to a teenager).
A list of (some) frequency adverbs can be found here: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_frequency_adverbs
Here is a somewhat complete list:
once (1) twice (2) thrice (3) quadtrice (4)
answered May 19, 2016 at 9:23
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it should be spelled quadrice thefreedictionary.com/words-containing-quadrice this doesn't mean that it an acceptable term. I've never heard anyone use that word. Ever. Jun 2, 2016 at 6:43