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regular recurrence

regular recurrence

3.6
A pattern where something happens again at fixed times
  • noun
translation icon : recurrencia regular
  • The regular recurrence of the seasons is predictable.

Examples

  • We noticed a regular recurrence of rain every afternoon.

  • Migraines can have a regular recurrence, making them predictable for some patients.

  • Eclipses follow a pattern of regular recurrence due to celestial mechanics.

  • The town holds a festival with regular recurrence every spring.

  • The town holds a festival with regular recurrence every spring, attracting visitors from all over.

  • Eclipses follow a pattern of regular recurrence, which astronomers can predict years in advance.

  • Migraines can have a regular recurrence, allowing patients to prepare for their symptoms.

Synonyms

cycle
vsregular recurrence
707 2.8

A series of events that repeat in the same order

focuses on repetition at consistent time gaps rather than ordered event sequences
rhythm
vsregular recurrence
301 3.3

A regular pattern of sounds and movements, often in music or dance

applies more broadly to consistent events at fixed time intervals outside artistic patterns
recurrence
vsregular recurrence
24 5.0

An event or problem that happens again, often at regular times

highlights repetition that happens consistently at fixed time intervals
regularity
vsregular recurrence
19 3.3

Happening often in the same way or at the same times

is about repeating events that happen at fixed scheduled time intervals
periodicity
vsregular recurrence
2 7.6

A regular pattern when something happens again at set times

is the actual event of happening again at consistent fixed intervals
reoccurrence
vsregular recurrence
1 5.8

Something that happens again

requires that repetition happen at consistent fixed time intervals
isochronism
vsregular recurrence
  • Specialized
9.9

Events happen at equal time intervals even when things change

focuses on the simple fact of repeating at steady fixed intervals
cyclicity
vsregular recurrence
  • Specialized
8.5

A repeated pattern that happens at regular times

refers to repetition at fixed intervals without implying ordered cycle structure

Antonyms

random
527 3.4

Happening without a plan and by chance

irregular
27 3.5

Happening at no fixed times

How Regular

regular recurrence
3.6
recurrence
24 5.0

Surface Forms

regular recurrence singular
regular recurrences plural

Morphology

regular + recurrence

The meaning is directly and transparently composed from 'regular' (happening at fixed intervals) modifying 'recurrence' (an occurrence again); there is no idiomatic shift or metaphor. This simple adjective+noun composition is cross-linguistically common and would be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

Regular recurrence is like a calendar or a clock: regular means steady timing and recurrence means coming back, so the same event returns at the same time again and again. So it means 'something happening again at steady, fixed times'.