recent
Meaning
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- Having happened a short while ago.
- Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.
- Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called.
- Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.
Concepts
recent
new
fresh
modern
late
latest
novel
up-to-date
current
hot
last
just now
contemporary
young
latter
final
up to date
of late
hale
present time
a moment ago
ground-breaking
just out
neoteric
yesterday’s
in office
in style
later
caller
crisp
fast-breaking
good
original
strong
sweet
unsoured
warm
this time
neo
cool
aforementioned
preceding
New
renew
unused
moment ago
newly
latter-day
hep
hip
modern-day
new-fashioned
lately
Frequency
Hyphenated as
re‧cent
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹiːsənt/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin recēns (genitive recentis).
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