recurs
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recur
• curers, curser
Source: Wiktionary
Re*cur" (r*kr"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Recurred (-krd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Recurring.] Etym: [L. recurrere; pref.re- re- + currere to run. See Current.]
1. To come back; to return again or repeatedly; to come again to mind. When any word has been used to signify an idea, the old idea will recur in the mind when the word is heard. I. Watts.
2. To occur at a stated interval, or according to some regular rule; as, the fever will recur to-night.
3. To resort; to have recourse; to go for help. If, to avoid succession in eternal existence, they recur to the "punctum stans" of the schools, they will thereby very little help us to a more positive idea of infinite duration. Locke. Recurring decimal (Math.), a circulating decimal. See under Decimal.
– Recurring series (Math.), an algebraic series in which the coefficients of the several terms can be expressed by means of certain preceding coefficients and constants in one uniform manner.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 March 2025
(adjective) of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament
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