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Recurrence

//rəˈkɝ.əns// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Return or reversion to a certain state. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    happening again (especially at regular intervals) wordnet
  3. 3
    The instance of recurring; frequent occurrence. countable, uncountable

    "I shall insensibly go on from a rare to a frequent recurrence to the dangerous preparations."

  4. 4
    A return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease. countable, uncountable

    "Near-synonym: relapse"

  5. 5
    Recourse. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From recurrent + -ence, cognate with Latin recurrentia, from recurrēns (“returning back, recurring”), form of recurrō (“I return, I recur”) (English recur).

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