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Recurrent
//ɹɪˈkʌɹənt// adj
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Recurring; happening time after time. not-comparable
"The patient complained of recurrent chest pain."
- 2 Non-transient. not-comparable
- 3 Running back toward its origin. not-comparable
"a recurrent nerve or artery"
- 4 Turned back toward the base. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 recurring again and again wordnet
Etymology
From Latin recurrens, present participle of recurrere. Morphologically recur + -ent.
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