Definition of "recurrent" []

• Occurring or appearing again or repeatedly. (adjective)
• Anatomy Turning in a reverse direction. Used of blood vessels and nerves. (adjective)

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• "With nose serrulated by continuous spasms, hair bristling in recurrent waves, tongue whipping out like a red snake and whipping back again, ears flattened down, eyes gleaming hatred, lips wrinkled back, and fangs exposed and dripping, he could compel a pause on the part of almost any assailant."
• "This kind of internal loop is called a recurrent net see Figure 6."
• "The world is endlessly re-mapped and re-named, with new rules and rulers in recurrent holocausts."