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recurrence

re·cur·rence

recurrence

 
 
pronunciation:
rih kuh rns
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: an act or instance of happening or appearing again or repeatedly.
They fear a recurrence of the flooding that the city underwent the year before.The medication should cut down on the recurrence of the symptoms.
definition 2: the return of something to one's mind or attention.
The recurrence of these morbid thoughts worried her.
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