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recurve definition

re·curve (rē kʉrv′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb recurved -·curved′, recurving -·curv′·ing

to curve or bend back or backward

Etymology: L recurvare < re-, back + curvare < curvus: see curve

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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