recurrent

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ɹɪˈkʌɹənt/
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/ɹɪˈkʌɹənt/ · /ɹɪˈkɝənt/

Definition of recurrent

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Recurring; happening time after time.
    “The patient complained of recurrent chest pain.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Recurring; happening time after time.
    “The patient complained of recurrent chest pain.”
  2. (not-comparable)Non-transient.
  3. (not-comparable)Running back toward its origin.
    “a recurrent nerve or artery”
  4. (not-comparable)Turned back toward the base.

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Etymology

From Latin recurrens, present participle of recurrere. Morphologically recur + -ent.

Anagrams of recurrent

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