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recurring


Meanings
  • adjective

    happening again, repeating

    - "The recurring problem with the software."
    - "The recurring theme in her paintings is the use of red."
  • verb

    returning or coming back again

    - "The train recurs every hour."
    - "The sun recures in the west and rises in the east."

Synonyms

repeat , reiteration , repeat , recurrent , repetitive
Rhymes
Words rhyming with recurring
curing , learning , urning
Variants
List of all variants of recurring that leads to same result
recurring , recurringly , recur , recurred , recurs , recurring decimal , recurring decimals
Etymology
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From the Latin 'recurrere', meaning 'to run back'.


Trivia
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  1. The term 'recurring dream' refers to a dream that repeats itself frequently.

  2. In mathematics, a recurring decimal is a decimal number that repeats a sequence of digits indefinitely.


Related Concepts
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  1. cycle: The concept of recurring is closely related to the idea of a cycle, which is a series of events that repeats indefinitely.

  2. pattern: Recurring can also be thought of as a pattern that repeats.


Culture
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In literature, 'recurring' is often used to describe themes or motifs that appear repeatedly throughout a work. For example, in James Joyce's 'Ulysses', the character Leopold Bloom's daily routine is a recurring motif.

How to Memorize "recurring"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a record being played repeatedly, or a clock ticking and repeating the same time.
    - Imagine a bouncing ball that keeps coming back up.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'recurring' with the image of a record player or a clock.
    - Think of the word 'recurring' as meaning 'coming back again' and associate it with the image of a boomerang.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the acronym R-E-C-U-R-R-I-N-G, where each letter stands for 'Repeats Every Cycle Until Reaching Resting Point In Nature'.


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