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[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.
[5] Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter ) Geology . the Recent Epoch or Series.
[6] having appeared, happened, or been made not long ago; modern, fresh, or new
[7] geology another word for Holocene

Words related to Recent

late, new, novel, latter, modern, contemporary, young, newborn, today, fresh, modernistic, newfangled, up-to-date, latter-day, present-day, contempo, neoteric

Words nearby Recent

receiving line, receiving order, receiving set, recency effect, recension, recent, recept, receptacle, receptible, reception, reception centre

Origin of Recent

1525–35; < Latin recent- (stem of recēns ) fresh, new

Other words from Recent

re·cen·cy , re·cent·ness , noun
re·cent·ly , adverb
qua·si-re·cent , adjective
qua·si-re·cent·ly , adverb

Word origin for Recent

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

Synonyms for Recent

late, new, contemporary, latter, modern, newborn, novel, today, young, contempo, fresh, hot off the fire, hot off the press, just out, latter-day, modernistic, neoteric, newfangled, present-day, the latest, up-to-date