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throwback vs recurrence

recurrence vs throwback

throwback and recurrence both are nouns.

throwback is an adjective but recurrence is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
throwback Yes Yes No No
recurrence Yes No No No
As nouns, recurrence is a hypernym of throwback; that is, recurrence is a word with a broader meaning than throwback:
  • throwback: a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
  • recurrence: happening again (especially at regular intervals)
Other hypernyms of throwback include return.
throwback (noun) recurrence (noun)
a reappearance of an earlier characteristic happening again (especially at regular intervals)
an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism
throwback (adjective) recurrence (adjective)
characteristic of an atavist
Difference between throwback and recurrence

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