Meaning & use
Recurrent
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Occurring or happening repeatedly over time.
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The doctor was concerned about her recurrent headaches.
Budget cuts have become a recurrent problem for the department.
A note on using this word
From Latin recurrere, 'to run back.' In medicine it often describes symptoms or conditions that return after periods of remission.
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