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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