noun

recurrence

ruh-K-uhns

noun

The return of something that happened before, especially a symptom or problem.

"The doctor warned of a possible recurrence of the infection."

"Engineers redesigned the part to prevent a recurrence of the fault."

How to Use Recurrence

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomething happening again after it already happened once.

Common pairings

risk of recurrence prevent a recurrence

recurrences plural

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The doctor warned of a possible _____ of the infection.

From recurrent plus -ence, ultimately from Latin recurrere ("to run back, return").

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