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recent
re·cent R0081100 (rē′sənt)adj.1. Of, belonging to, or occurring at a time immediately before the present.2. Modern; new.3. Recent Geology Of, relating to, or being the Holocene Epoch. See Table at geologic time.
[Middle English, new, fresh, from Latin recēns, recent-; see ken- in Indo-European roots.]
re′cen·cy, re′cent·ness n.re′cent·ly adv.recent (ˈriːsənt) adjhaving appeared, happened, or been made not long ago; modern, fresh, or new[C16: from Latin recens fresh; related to Greek kainos new] ˈrecently adv ˈrecentness, ˈrecency n
Recent (ˈriːsənt) adj, n (Geological Science) geology another word for Holocenere•cent (ˈri sənt)
adj. 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. 4. Also called Holocene. (cap.) Geol. the Recent Epoch. [1525–35; < Latin recent- (s. of recēns) fresh, new] re′cent•ness, n. re′cent•ly, adv. syn>: See modern. Re·cent (rē′sənt) See Holocene.recent- Amazonian epoch - The Amazonian epoch is the most recent of the Martian geologic epochs, from 1,800 years ago to the present.
- grey, gray - The distinction in spelling between British grey and American gray is recent, popping up in the 20th century.
- Pleistocene, Pliocene, Miocene, Oligocene - Pleistocene means "most recent," Pliocene means "more recent," Miocene means "moderately recent," and Oligocence means "but a little recent."
- neoteric - Used to describe a person, especially an author, it means one belongs to modern/recent times—but it might also refer to a person having a modern outlook or new ideas; when used of things, it indicates that they are modern, new, or recent.
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Recent - approximately the last 10,000 yearsHolocene, Holocene epoch, Recent epochAge of Man, Quaternary, Quaternary period - last 2 million years | | Adj. | 1. | recent - new; "recent graduates"; "a recent addition to the house"; "recent buds on the apple trees"new - not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World" | | 2. | recent - of the immediate past or just previous to the present time; "a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal"latepast - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" |
recentadjective1. not long past, just gone, occurring recently Sales have fallen by more than 75 per cent in recent years.2. new, modern, contemporary, up-to-date, late, young, happening (informal), current, fresh, novel, latter, present-day, latter-day a faster, sleeker, more recent model
new old, earlier, early, former, ancient, historical, antiquerecentadjectiveOf or relating to the present or times close to the present:latter-day, modern.Translationsrecent (ˈriːsnt) adjective happening, done etc not long ago. Things have changed in recent weeks; recent events. 最近的 最近的ˈrecently adverbHe came to see me recently. 近來 近来
IdiomsSeein recent memoryrecent
recent[′rē·sənt] (evolution) Referring to taxa which still exist; the antonym of fossil.
Recent[′rē·sənt] (geology) Holocene Recent
Synonyms for Recentadj not long pastSynonyms- not long past
- just gone
- occurring recently
adj newSynonyms- new
- modern
- contemporary
- up-to-date
- late
- young
- happening
- current
- fresh
- novel
- latter
- present-day
- latter-day
Antonyms- old
- earlier
- early
- former
- ancient
- historical
- antique
Synonyms for Recentadj of or relating to the present or times close to the presentSynonymsSynonyms for Recentnoun approximately the last 10,000 yearsSynonyms- Holocene
- Holocene epoch
- Recent epoch
Related Words- Age of Man
- Quaternary
- Quaternary period
adj newRelated Wordsadj of the immediate past or just previous to the present timeSynonymsRelated Words |