🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Recurrencia

Pronunciation / Transliteration: rekuˈɾenθja

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Recurrence/rɪˈkɜːrəns/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La recurrencia de las estaciones es un fenómeno natural."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of occurring again or repeatedly.

    "The recurrence of the seasons is a natural phenomenon."
  2. 2

    A repeated occurrence of a particular event or condition.

    "The doctor monitored the patient for any recurrence of the illness."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'recurrence' originates from the Latin 'recurrere', meaning 'to run back', which evolved through Old French before entering Middle English. Its meaning has shifted from a simple return to a more complex notion of repeated events or occurrences.

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