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recurrente

recurrent

adjective rreh-koo-RREN-teh Rare

Origin: From Latin recurrens (running back), present participle of recurrere.

Also means

recurring

Usage Note

Recurrente describes something that happens repeatedly or keeps coming back — a recurrent theme, a recurring dream, or a recurring medical condition. It is invariable in gender: un problema recurrente, una pesadilla recurrente. In medicine, dolor recurrente is recurring pain. Do not confuse with recurrido (used/resorted to), which is the past participle of recurrir.

Examples

"El tema del amor es recurrente en su poesía."

Natural Translation

The theme of love is recurrent in his poetry.

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