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recurrent

/ɹɪˈkʌɹənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
re-cur-rent
IPA
/ɹɪˈkʌɹənt/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Recurring; happening time after time.

adj

Non-transient.

adj

Running back toward its origin.

adj

Turned back toward the base.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹɪˈkʌɹənt/
  • British English: /ɹɪˈkʌɹənt/

Derived Forms

interrecurrent nonrecurrent oligorecurrent quasirecurrent recurrently unrecurrent

Phrases

null recurrent positive recurrent recurrent aborter recurrent laryngeal nerve recurrent neural network recurrent nova recurrent slope linea

Frequently Paired Words

recurrence

Synonyms

perennial repetitious habitual monotonous recurrent recurring repeating repetitional repetitionary repetitive persistent

Antonyms

transient precurrent

Rhymes With

current weren't concurrent intercurrent currant occurrent

Questions

How do you pronounce recurrent?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈkʌɹənt/.
What does recurrent mean?
Recurring; happening time after time.
Where does recurrent come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce recurrent

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