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Recur is defined as to return or happen again.

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An example of recur is to have the same dream three nights in a row.

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See recur in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb recurred, recurring

to have recourse (to)
to return, as in thought, talk, or memory: recurring to an earlier question
to occur again, as in talk or memory; come up again for consideration
to happen or occur again, esp. after some lapse of time; appear at intervals

Origin: L recurrere < re-, back + currere, to run: see course

See recur in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb re·curred, re·cur·ring, re·curs

To happen, come up, or show up again or repeatedly.
To return to one's attention or memory.
To return in thought or discourse.
To have recourse: recur to the use of force.

Origin:

Origin: Latin recurrere

Origin: : re-, re-

Origin: + currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots

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re·curˈrence noun

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