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recurrent

/ɹɪˈkʌɹənt/ adjective

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Latin root: recurrens Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about recurrent at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Recurring; happening time after time.
    The patient complained of recurrent chest pain.
  2. Non-transient.
  3. Running back toward its origin.
    a recurrent nerve or artery

Origin

From Latin recurrens, present participle of recurrere. Morphologically recur + -ent.

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Related Words: repeatedcontinualperennialrepeatedlyrecurringrepetitiverepetitionrepeatingrepeatoperatingfunctioningrenewable

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