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Definition of recursive adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

recursive

adjective
 
/rɪˈkɜːsɪv/
 
/rɪˈkɜːrsɪv/
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  1. involving a process that is applied repeatedly
    Word Originlate 18th cent. (in the general sense): from late Latin recurs- ‘returned’ (from the verb recurrere ‘run back’) + -ive. Specific uses have arisen in the 20th cent.
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