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recurrence

  • /rəˈkɝ.əns/ US

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

noun recurrences

  1. countable, uncountable Return or reversion to a certain state.
  2. countable, uncountable The instance of recurring; frequent occurrence. I shall insensibly go on from a rare to a frequent recurrence to the dangerous preparations.

    Similar: recurrency, reoccurrence

  3. countable, uncountable A return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease. Near-synonym: relapse

    Similar: relapse · Opposite: remission

  4. countable, uncountable Recourse.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: return, comeback, backsliding, resume, recovery, reopening, relapse, reactivation, reemergence, resumption, resurgence, reappearance, revival, resurrection, renewal, reoccurrence

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noun return or reversion to a certain state

Españolrecurrencia
日本語回帰 kaiki, 復帰 fukki
Portuguêsreversão, retorno, volta
Françaisrécurrence
DeutschRückfall, Wiederholung
Românărepetare, reîncepere, reîntoarcere
Русскийвозвраще́ние vozvraščénije, повторе́ние povtorénije

noun the instance of recurring; frequent occurrence

日本語再現 saigen, 再発 saihatsu
Portuguêsrecorrência
Françaisrécurrence
DeutschRekurrenz, Rückfall
Русскийрециди́в recidív

noun a return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease

Españolrecaída
日本語再発 saihatsu
Portuguêsrecorrência
Françaisrécurrence
DeutschRekurrenz, Rückfall

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@misc{recurrence_2026,
  title = {recurrence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/recurrence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}