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recent

[ree-suhnt]

adjective

  1. of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc..

    recent events; a recent trip.

    Synonyms: ,
    Antonyms: ,
  2. not long past.

    in recent years.

  3. of or belonging to a time not long past.

  4. Geology.Recent. 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

  1. Also called Holocene.Geology.Recent. the Recent Epoch or Series.

recent

1

/ ˈːəԳ /

adjective

  1. having appeared, happened, or been made not long ago; modern, fresh, or new

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Recent

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/ ˈːəԳ /

adjective

  1. geology another word for Holocene

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Other Word Forms

  • recency noun
  • recentness noun
  • recently adverb
  • quasi-recent adjective
  • ˈ𳦱ԳٲԱ noun
  • ˈ𳦱Գٱ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Recent1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin recent- (stem of ŧԲ ) “fresh, new”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Recent1

C16: from Latin recens fresh; related to Greek kainos new
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Mexico defeats the Dominican Republic 3-2 in its Gold Cup opener, but fans in attendance were on edge because of recent ICE raids targeting the Latino community.

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"Though not negligible economically, such increases would fall well short of the recent headlines," they wrote.

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The Scottish government points to a range of initiatives it has launched in recent years to tackle household waste and create a more "circular" economy, where material are reused over and over.

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They have dominated their continental competition in recent years, winning it 13 times since 2006.

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The most recent film in the trilogy, “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” came out in 2019 and made almost $540 million globally.

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