Meanings
plural recurrences
- countableuncountableThe instance of recurring; frequent occurrence.
I shall insensibly go on from a rare to a frequent recurrence to the dangerous preparations.
1860, Isaac Taylor, Logic in Theolog, Without ControversySynonyms: recurrency, reoccurrence
- countableuncountableRecourse.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe instance of recurring; frequent occurrence.
nounA return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease.
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Origin
- Latinrecurrentia
- Englishrecurrence
From recurrent + -ence, cognate with Latin recurrentia, from recurrēns (“returning back, recurring”), form of recurrō (“to return, to recur”) (English recur).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian връщане, повторение
- връщане (vrăštane)return or reversion to a certain state
- повторение (povtorenie)return or reversion to a certain state
- повторение (povtorenie)the instance of recurring; frequent occurrence
- рецидив (recidiv)a return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease
Esperanto reokazo
- reokazoreturn or reversion to a certain state
Finnish uusiutuma, uusiutuminen
- uusiutumaa return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease
- uusiutuminena return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease
French récurrence, récurrence
- récurrencereturn or reversion to a certain state
- récurrencethe instance of recurring; frequent occurrence
- récurrencea return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease
German Rückfall, Wiederholung
- Rückfallreturn or reversion to a certain state
- Wiederholungreturn or reversion to a certain state
- Rekurrenzthe instance of recurring; frequent occurrence
- Rückfallthe instance of recurring; frequent occurrence
- Rekurrenza return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease
- Rückfalla return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease
Japanese 回帰, 復帰
- 回帰 (kaiki)return or reversion to a certain state
- 復帰 (fukki)return or reversion to a certain state
- 再現 (saigen)the instance of recurring; frequent occurrence
- 再発 (saihatsu)the instance of recurring; frequent occurrence
- 再発 (saihatsu)a return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease
Māori matahoki
- matahokia return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease
Portuguese reversão, retorno
- reversãoreturn or reversion to a certain state
- retornoreturn or reversion to a certain state
- voltareturn or reversion to a certain state
- recorrênciathe instance of recurring; frequent occurrence
- recorrênciaa return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease
Romanian repetare, reîncepere
- repetarereturn or reversion to a certain state
- reînceperereturn or reversion to a certain state
- reîntoarcerereturn or reversion to a certain state
Russian возвраще́ние, повторе́ние
- возвраще́ние (vozvraščénije)return or reversion to a certain state
- повторе́ние (povtorénije)return or reversion to a certain state
- рециди́в (recidív)the instance of recurring; frequent occurrence
Spanish recurrencia, recaída
- recurrenciareturn or reversion to a certain state
- recaídaa return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease
Cite this entry
recurrence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recurrence
“recurrence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recurrence. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recurrence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recurrence.
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