recent
[ ree-suhnt ]
/ ˈri sənt /
adjective
of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events; a recent trip.
not long past: in recent years.
of or belonging to a time not long past.
(initial capital letter)Geology. noting or pertaining to the present epoch, originating at the end of the glacial period, about 10,000 years ago, and forming the latter half of the Quaternary Period; Holocene.
noun
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter)Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
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Origin of recent
1525–35; from Latin recent- (stem of recēns) “fresh, new”
synonym study for recent
1. See modern.
OTHER WORDS FROM recent
re·cen·cy, re·cent·ness, nounre·cent·ly, adverbquasi-recent, adjectivequa·si-re·cent·ly, adverbDictionary.com Unabridged
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recent
/ (ˈriːsənt) /
adjective
having appeared, happened, or been made not long ago; modern, fresh, or new
Derived forms of recent
recently, adverbrecentness or recency, nounWord Origin for recent
C16: from Latin recens fresh; related to Greek kainos new
British Dictionary definitions for recent (2 of 2)
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Scientific definitions for recent
Recent
[ rē′sənt ]
See Holocene.
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