RECURRENT


Meaning of RECURRENT in English

/ rɪˈkʌrənt; NAmE -ˈkɜːr-/ adjective

that happens again and again :

recurrent infections

Poverty is a recurrent theme in her novels.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent. (originally referring to a nerve of blood vessel turning back in order to reverse direction): from Latin recurrent- running back, from the verb recurrere , from re- again, back + currere run.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.