recurrence (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *recurrence*:
NOUN	event	recurrence, return	happening / happening / happening again (especially at regular intervals)

recurrence > pronunciation
Sounds	rihker'ahns; riyker'ahns
Rhymes	abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns...

English > *recurrence*: 1 sense > noun 1, event
Meaning	happening / happening / happening again (especially at regular intervals).
Synonym	return
Narrower	atavism, reversion, throwback	A reappearance of an earlier characteristic
Narrower	flashback	An unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)
Broader	repeat, repetition	An event that repeats
Spanish	reaparición, recurrencia
Catalan	reaparició, recurrència
Adjectives	recurrent	recurring again and again
Verbs	recur	happen or occur again

HyperDic: recurrence