Never and Seldom

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Never adverb - At no time.

Usage example: I have never been out of the country

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Seldom and never are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Seldom" instead an adverb "Never".

Seldom adverb - Not often.

Usage example: we seldom go to the theater downtown because its prices are so high

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Never and seldom are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Never" instead an adverb "Seldom".

This trope seldom or never involves a sexual attraction/ relationship between the two, and the predator may not even like the prey.

Source: Predator Turned Protector
Among units, the Warp Prism is never available to the player, although it seldom appears as a non-controllable unit in the campaign.

Source: Video Game / StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
The Winkies, however, live in VIOLET Land, while Yellow Land, to the north, is seldom mentioned and never described.

Source: Literature / Tales of the Magic Land

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