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.
Origin of recent
1525–35; < Latin
recent- (stem of
recēns) fresh, new
OTHER WORDS FROM recent
re·cen·cy, re·cent·ness, noun re·cent·ly, adverb qua·si-re·cent, adjective qua·si-re·cent·ly, adverbWords nearby recent
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British Dictionary definitions for recent (1 of 2)
recent
/ (ˈriːsənt) /
adjective
having appeared, happened, or been made not long ago; modern, fresh, or new
Derived forms of recent
recently, adverb recentness or recency, nounWord Origin for recent
C16: from Latin
recens fresh; related to Greek
kainos new
British Dictionary definitions for recent (2 of 2)
Scientific definitions for recent
Recent
[ rē′sənt ]
See Holocene.