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- Dictionaryrecent/ˈriːsnt/
adjective
- 1. having happened, begun, or been done not long ago; belonging to a past period comparatively close to the present: "his recent visit to Britain" Similar Opposite
- 2. another term for Holocene
noun
- 1. the Holocene epoch.
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happening or starting from a short time ago: Is that a recent photo? Have you been following recent political events? In recent times / years / months, etc. there has been an increase in the amount of violence on television. Fewer examples. In recent years I've been cursed with worsening eyesight.
The meaning of RECENT is having lately come into existence : new, fresh. How to use recent in a sentence.
Recent definition: of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.. See examples of RECENT used in a sentence.
happening or starting from a short time ago: Is that a recent photo? Have you been following recent political events? In recent times / years / months, etc. there has been an increase in the amount of violence on television. Fewer examples. In recent years I've been cursed with worsening eyesight.
If something is recent, it happened in the immediate past or not long ago. You are a recent fan of yoga if you just started liking it in the past week or two.
[usually before noun] that happened or began only a short time ago. a recent study/report/survey. a recent event/development/discovery. The Prime Minister discussed the issue during his most recent visit to Poland. There have been many changes in recent years. in recent months/weeks/days. a relatively recent phenomenon.
1. of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events. 2. of or belonging to a time not long past. 3. ( cap.) Geol. noting or pertaining to the present epoch, originating at the end of the glacial period, about 10,000 years ago, and forming the latter part of the Quaternary Period; Holocene. n.
