"eternal return" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} eternal return (uncountable)
  1. (cosmology, religion, philosophy) Eternal recurrence. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Cosmology, Philosophy, Religion, Time
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