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relapses

relapses is the plural of relapse.

relapses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of relapse.

Meaning of relapse

Noun

relapse (plural relapses)

  1. The act or situation of relapsing.
    • a drug relapse
  2. An occasion when a person becomes ill again after a period of improvement
  3. (obsolete) One who has relapsed, or fallen back into error; a backslider.

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Questions about relapses

What is relapses the plural of?
Relapses is the plural of relapse.

Words near relapses in the dictionary

  1. relapsable
  2. relapse
  3. relapsed
  4. relapser
  5. relapsers
  6. relapses
  7. relapsest
  8. relapseth
  9. relapsing
  10. relapsing fever
  11. relapsings

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