recurrences
Events happening again
Recurrences are instances of something happening again.
A recurrence of cancer means the disease has returned after treatment.
Weather patterns, dreams, themes in literature, and symptoms all have recurrences: The recurrences of flooding prompted the city to rebuild the levee.
The word implies something returning after an interval, not continuous presence.
Repeated procedural pass
- reiterationSaying something again
- echoReflected sound wave
- repriseRecurrence of a theme
- rerunRepeated broadcast
replay · reenactment · refrain · encore · restatement · comeback · revival · reappearance
Recurring at regular intervals
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- circadianDaily biological cycle
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
cycle · interval · frequency · regularity · pattern · wavelength · pulse · cadence
Inclination toward a behavior
- habitSettled regular tendency
- propensityInnate behavioral inclination
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
proclivity · compulsion · fixation · pattern · behavior · routine · addiction · obsession
Recurring thematic element
- leitmotifRecurring thematic phrase
- themeCentral recurring concept
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- archetypeOriginal model for copies
trope · symbolism · imagery · throughline · callback · allusion · reference · parallel
Return to former illness
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- flare-upSudden recurrence of symptoms
- chronicPersisting over time
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
reoccurrence · symptom · episode · outbreak · resurgence · malignancy · tumor · infection
Recurring memorial date
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- reunionGathering after separation
- observanceKeeping of customs
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
celebration · remembrance · centennial · jubilee · biennial · annual · milestone · tradition
iteration
Repeated procedural pass
- reiterationSaying something again
- echoReflected sound wave
- repriseRecurrence of a theme
rerun · replay · reenactment · refrain · encore · restatement · comeback · revival · reappearance · return
periodicity
Recurring at regular intervals
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- circadianDaily biological cycle
seasonal · cycle · interval · frequency · regularity · pattern · wavelength · pulse · cadence · fluctuation
tendency
Inclination toward a behavior
- habitSettled regular tendency
- propensityInnate behavioral inclination
- inclinationDisposition toward something
predisposition · proclivity · compulsion · fixation · pattern · behavior · routine · addiction · obsession · ritual
motif
Recurring thematic element
- leitmotifRecurring thematic phrase
- themeCentral recurring concept
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
archetype · trope · symbolism · imagery · throughline · callback · allusion · reference · parallel · mirroring
relapse
Return to former illness
metastasis · reoccurrence · symptom · episode · outbreak · resurgence · malignancy · tumor · infection · seizure
anniversary
Recurring memorial date
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- reunionGathering after separation
- observanceKeeping of customs
memorial · celebration · remembrance · centennial · jubilee · biennial · annual · milestone · tradition · ritual
recurrencesone-offs
Singular, unrepeated instances
singularities · anomalies · aberrations · flukes · rarities
recurrencescessations
Acts of ending
terminations · endings · conclusions · disappearances · remissions
- recurrence relationFormula where terms depend on earlier ones