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re·curve
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rɪˈkɜrv
/
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verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object),
re·curved,
re·curv·ing.
to curve or bend back or backward.
Origin:
1590–1600;
<
Latin
recurvāre,
equivalent to
re-
re-
+
curvāre
to
curve
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recurve
(rɪˈkɜːv)
—
vb
to curve or bend (something) back or down or (of something) to be so curved or bent
[C16: from Latin
recurvāre
from
re-
+
curvāre
to
curve
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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