nonrecurrent
6.8
Not happening again after the first time
- adjective
- /ˌnɒn.rɪˈkɜːr.ənt/
:
no recurrente
- She experienced nonrecurrent headaches after her surgery, a sign that they were not likely to return.
Examples
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The project funding was nonrecurrent, meaning it would not be available next year.
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Tinnitus is often associated with this condition, but nonrecurrent vertigo is rare.
Academic text (2001) -
They'll have to be cut back and shaped, but I gather from what you said that most of them are nonrecurrent.
Fiction book (1992) -
Nonrecurrent expenses like medical bills can be challenging to plan for each year.
Synonyms
one-time
vsnonrecurrent
67
3.4
Happening only once and not repeated
focuses on not repeating after the first occurrence rather than emphasizing single action
nonrecurring
vsnonrecurrent
5.3
Happening only once and not again
is about not repeating after the first occurrence rather than mere expectation
nonrepetitive
vsnonrecurrent
6.1
That does not happen again in the same way or pattern
treats lack of repetition as an event after the first occurrence rather than a trait
Antonyms
How Recurrent
Surface Forms
nonrecurrent positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word nonrecurrent is built from non- meaning 'not' and recurrent meaning 'happening again', like the word repeat. So nonrecurrent means 'not happening again'.