recent

[ ree-suhnt ]

/ ˈri sənt /

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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; from Latin recent- (stem of recēns) “fresh, new”

SYNONYMS FOR recent

1 fresh, new.

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ANTONYMS FOR recent

1 early, old.

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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, adverb

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Example sentences from the Web for recent

But he told me recently that Malia would do my impression of him to him.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I just recently rewatched all six Star Wars movies the other day… Oh wow, from the beginning?
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire|William O’Connor|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This is the Mexico that has been called a “failed state” — most recently by Jose “Pepe” Mujica, the president of Uruguay.
Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting|Ruben Navarrette Jr.|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Recently, historians have been working hard to write books that are more accessible.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society|Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Antoine himself had recently been arrested on a six-year-old warrant for a dime bag of weed.
Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown|Batya Ungar-Sargon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Recently he has been even more than usually kind to us, especially to Edith.
Coningsby|Benjamin Disraeli
The cost of some headings in the new red sandstone which the writer recently inspected, varied from 30s.
Water Supply: the Present Practice of Sinking and Boring Wells|Ernest Spon
And this is good for the soul, and better than the unrestrained indulgence which Callicles was recently approving.
Gorgias|Plato
Something heavy had rested there recently—there had been other desks about, or heavily laden tables.
Pursuit|Lester del Rey
The chrisom was the linen cloth, or garment, which the priest put on the recently baptized child.
Parish Priests and Their People in the Middle Ages in England|Edward L. Cutts

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, adverbrecentness or recency, noun

Word Origin for recent

C16: from Latin recens fresh; related to Greek kainos new

British Dictionary definitions for recent (2 of 2)

Recent

/ (ˈriːsənt) /

adjective, noun

geology another word for Holocene

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Scientific definitions for recent

Recent

[ rē′sənt ]

See Holocene.

单词	recent
释义	recent [ ree-suhnt ] / ˈri sənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR recent ON THESAURUS.COM 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; from Latin recent- (stem of recēns) “fresh, new” SYNONYMS FOR recent 1 fresh, new. SEE SYNONYMS FOR recent ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR recent 1 early, old. SEE ANTONYMS FOR recent ON THESAURUS.COM 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, adverb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for recent But he told me recently that Malia would do my impression of him to him. Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness\|Marlow Stern\|January 7, 2015\|DAILY BEAST I just recently rewatched all six Star Wars movies the other day… Oh wow, from the beginning? Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire\|William O’Connor\|January 6, 2015\|DAILY BEAST This is the Mexico that has been called a “failed state” — most recently by Jose “Pepe” Mujica, the president of Uruguay. Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting\|Ruben Navarrette Jr.\|January 6, 2015\|DAILY BEAST Recently, historians have been working hard to write books that are more accessible. Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society\|Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch\|January 4, 2015\|DAILY BEAST Antoine himself had recently been arrested on a six-year-old warrant for a dime bag of weed. Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown\|Batya Ungar-Sargon\|January 1, 2015\|DAILY BEAST Recently he has been even more than usually kind to us, especially to Edith. Coningsby\|Benjamin Disraeli The cost of some headings in the new red sandstone which the writer recently inspected, varied from 30s. Water Supply: the Present Practice of Sinking and Boring Wells\|Ernest Spon And this is good for the soul, and better than the unrestrained indulgence which Callicles was recently approving. Gorgias\|Plato Something heavy had rested there recently—there had been other desks about, or heavily laden tables. Pursuit\|Lester del Rey The chrisom was the linen cloth, or garment, which the priest put on the recently baptized child. Parish Priests and Their People in the Middle Ages in England\|Edward L. Cutts 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, adverbrecentness or recency, noun Word Origin for recent C16: from Latin recens fresh; related to Greek kainos new British Dictionary definitions for recent (2 of 2) Recent / (ˈriːsənt) / adjective, noun geology another word for Holocene 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 Words related to recent late, new, novel, latter, modern, contemporary, young, newborn, today, fresh, modernistic, newfangled, up-to-date, latter-day, present-day, contempo, hot off the press, neoteric, the latest Scientific definitions for recent Recent [ rē′sənt ] See Holocene. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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adjective

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