Definition of returning

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Returning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retur.

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Annual :: Annual (n.) A thing happening or returning yearly; esp. a literary work published once a year.
Return :: Return (n.) The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary..
Antistrophe :: Antistrophe (n.) In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left. Hence: The lines of this part of the choral song..
Revertive :: Revertive (a.) Reverting, or tending to revert; returning..
Refluent :: Refluent (a.) Flowing back; returning; ebbing.
Galilee :: Galilee (n.) A porch or waiting room, usually at the west end of an abbey church, where the monks collected on returning from processions, where bodies were laid previous to interment, and where women were allowed to see the monks to whom they were related, or to hear divine service. Also, frequently applied to the porch of a church, as at Ely and Durham cathedrals..
Anniversary :: Anniversary (a.) Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast..
Recurrent :: Recurrent (a.) Returning from time to time; recurring; as, recurrent pains..
Periodical :: Periodical (a.) Happening, by revolution, at a stated time; returning regularly, after a certain period of time; acting, happening, or appearing, at fixed intervals; recurring; as, periodical epidemics..
Returning :: Returning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retur.
Rehibition :: Rehibition (n.) The returning of a thing purchased to the seller, on the ground of defect or frand..
Clough :: Clough (n.) A sluice used in returning water to a channel after depositing its sediment on the flooded land.
Church :: Church (v. t.) To bless according to a prescribed form, or to unite with in publicly returning thanks in church, as after deliverance from the dangers of childbirth; as, the churching of women..
Borrow :: Borrow (v. t.) To receive from another as a loan, with the implied or expressed intention of returning the identical article or its equivalent in kind; -- the opposite of lend..
Restitution :: Restitution (v.) The act of returning to, or recovering, a former state; as, the restitution of an elastic body..
Homing :: Homing (a.) Home-returning; -- used specifically of carrier pigeons.
Regular :: Regular (a.) Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in course, practice, or occurence; not subject to unexplained or irrational variation; returning at stated intervals; steadily pursued; orderlly; methodical; as, the regular succession of day and night; regular habits..
Redition :: Redition (n.) Act of returning; return.
Reversion :: Reversion (n.) The act of returning, or coming back; return..
Frequency :: Frequency (n.) The condition of returning frequently; occurrence often repeated; common occurence; as, the frequency of crimes; the frequency of miracles..
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