recurring

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recurring

  • /ɹɪˈkɜːɹɪŋ/ Australia, UK
  • /ɹɪˈkɝɪŋ/ Canada, US

adjective more recurring · most recurring

  1. Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition. He has recurring asthma attacks.

    Similar: recurrent

  2. not comparable Of a decimal: having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely. Every rational number can be written as either a terminating decimal or a recurring decimal.

Similar: repetitive

noun recurrings

  1. A recurrence; a coming round again. Winter, here, is a dimension of all reality, not one-fourth of the spiritual year's endless recurrings.

    Similar: reiteration, repeat

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of recur

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: recurrent, repetitive, occurring, again, repeating, repeated, repeat, periodically, frequent, periodic, continual, renewable, one-time, returning, continuing, longstanding

adjective

Similar: repetitive

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adj happening frequently

Españolrecurrente
中文循环的, 反复的
Portuguêsrecorrente
Deutsch(immer, periodisch) wiederkehrend
Русскийповторяющийся povtorjajuščijsja, периоди́ческий periodíčeskij

adj math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely

Españolperiódico
中文循环的
Portuguêsperiódico
Françaispériodique
Italianoperiodico
Ελληνικάπεριοδικός periodikós

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@misc{recurring_2026,
  title = {recurring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/recurring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}