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/ɹɪˈkʌɹənt/
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/ɹɪˈkɝənt/
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R IH0 K ER1 AH0 N T
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Recurring; happening time after time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The patient complained of recurrent chest pain.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: perennial, repetitious, habitual, monotonous, recurrent, recurring, repeating, repetitional, repetitionary, repetitive
Antonyms: none provided
Non-transient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: stochastic processes
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: persistent
Antonyms: transient
Running back toward its origin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, biology, botany, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
Examples
a recurrent nerve or artery
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: precurrent
Turned back toward the base.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
recurring again and again
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: perennial, repeated
Antonyms: none provided
From Latin recurrens, present participle of recurrere. Morphologically recur + -ent.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
повтарящ се
(povtarjašt se)
— recurring time after time
Catalan :
recurrent
— recurring time after time
Finnish :
uusiutuva
— recurring time after time
Finnish :
toistuva
— recurring time after time
French :
périodique
— recurring time after time
French :
récurrent
— recurring time after time
Galician :
recorrente
— recurring time after time
Georgian :
განმეორებითი
(ganmeorebiti)
— recurring time after time
Georgian :
პერიოდული
(ṗerioduli)
— recurring time after time
Georgian :
დროდადრო განმეორებადი
(drodadro ganmeorebadi)
— recurring time after time
Georgian :
პერიოდულად განმეორებადი
(ṗeriodulad ganmeorebadi)
— recurring time after time
Georgian :
რეგულარულად განმეორებადი
(regularulad ganmeorebadi)
— recurring time after time
German :
wiederholt
— recurring time after time
German :
wiederkehrend
— recurring time after time
Irish :
athfhillteach
— recurring time after time
Italian :
ricorrente
— recurring time after time
Japanese :
再発性の
(saihatsusei no)
— recurring time after time
Manx :
aahaghyrtagh
— recurring time after time
Māori :
auau
— recurring time after time
Māori :
tāruarua
— recurring time after time
Māori :
huirangi
— recurring time after time
Portuguese :
recorrente
— recurring time after time
Romanian :
recurent
— recurring time after time
Romanian :
reînceput
— recurring time after time
Romanian :
repetat
— recurring time after time
Russian :
повторя́ющийся
(povtorjájuščijsja)
— recurring time after time
Russian :
возвраща́ющийся
(vozvraščájuščijsja)
— recurring time after time
Russian :
рециди́вный
(recidívnyj)
— recurring time after time
Russian :
возвра́тный
(vozvrátnyj)
— recurring time after time
Russian :
периоди́ческий
(periodíčeskij)
— recurring time after time
Spanish :
recurrente
— recurring time after time
Swedish :
återkommande
— recurring time after time
Turkish :
nükseden
— recurring time after time
Turkish :
tekrarlayan
— recurring time after time
Turkish :
reküran
— recurring time after time
Turkish :
rekürent
— recurring time after time
Bulgarian :
рекурентен
(rekurenten)
— math: non-transient
German :
rekurrent
— math: non-transient
Hebrew :
נשנה
(nishné)
— math: non-transient
Russian :
рекурре́нтный
(rekurréntnyj)
— math: non-transient
Turkish :
rekurrent
— math: non-transient
Georgian :
შექცევითი
(šekceviti)
— running back toward its origin
Portuguese :
recorrente
— running back toward its origin
Spanish :
recurrente
— running back toward its origin