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Synonyms for recurrence


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ri-kur-uh ns, -kuhr-
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈkɜr əns, -ˈkʌr-



Définition of recurrence

Origin :
  • 1640s, from recurrent + -ence. Related: Recurrency (1610s).
  • noun repeated happening
Example sentences :
  • On its recurrence another subject is selected and the process repeated.
  • Extract from : « The Lyric » by John Drinkwater
  • That was 15 years ago, and there has been no recurrence of the trouble.
  • Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various
  • That it is a recurrence to a long-disused habit I can scarcely doubt.
  • Extract from : « The Industries of Animals » by Frdric Houssay
  • It is in this recurrence that we found some of our opposition to the conventional explanation.
  • Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort
  • He attributed it to a recurrence of her thoughts to her horrible past.
  • Extract from : « The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II (of 2) » by Alexandre Dumas pre
  • To prevent a recurrence of the accident, I keep his hoof protected by leathers.
  • Extract from : « The Citizen-Soldier » by John Beatty
  • I had my peep and then it passed, nor have I had a recurrence of a similar experience.
  • Extract from : « Real Ghost Stories » by William T. Stead
  • If it is an eclipse of the Moon, it will be total from its 13th until its 36th recurrence.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Eclipses » by George Chambers
  • Almost afraid to breathe, he sat there waiting for a recurrence of the sound.
  • Extract from : « The Girl Scouts' Good Turn » by Edith Lavell
  • Acts are ritually repeated at the recurrence of the rhythmical points.
  • Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner

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