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recur

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  1. return                
 
re.cur \ri-'k*r\ \-'k*r-*n(t)s, -'k*-r*n(t)s\ vi or re.curred;  or 
   re.cur.ring [ME recurren to return, fr. L recurrere, lit., to run back, fr. 
   ]re- + currere to run - more at CURRENT 1: to have recourse : RESORT  2: to 
   go back in thought or discourse  3a: to come up again for consideration  
   3b: to come again to mind  4: to occur again after an interval  - 
   re.cur.rence n