sənt adjective
1.
of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events; a recent trip.
2.
not long past: in recent years.
3.
of or belonging to a time not long past.
4.
( 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. See table under geologic time.
noun
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Origin:
1525–35; < Latin recent- (stem of recēns) fresh, new
1525–35; < Latin recent- (stem of recēns) fresh, new
Related forms
re·cen·cy, re·cent·ness, noun
re·cent·ly, adverb
qua·si-re·cent, adjective
qua·si-re·cent·ly, adverb
Antonyms
1. early, old.
1. early, old.
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| —adj | |
| having appeared, happened, or been made not long ago; modern, fresh, or new | |
| [C16: from Latin recens fresh; related to Greek kainos new] | |
| 'recently | |
| —adv | |
| 'recentness | |
| —n | |
| 'recency | |
| —n | |
| Recent (ˈriːsənt) | |
| —adj, —n | |
| geology another word for Holocene | |
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Word Origin & History
recent
1533, from L. recentem (nom. recens) "lately done or made, new, fresh," from re- + PIE base *ken- "fresh, new, young" (cf. Gk. kainos "new;" Skt. kanina- "young;" O.Ir. cetu- "first;" O.C.S. na-cino "to begin," koni "beginning.").
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