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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•cent /ˈrisənt/USA pronunciation adj. - occurring, appearing, or starting a short while ago:Recent events suggest that peace is at hand.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•cent (rē′sənt),USA pronunciation adj. - 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.
- Geology(cap.) 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.
n. - GeologyAlso called Holocene. (cap.)the Recent Epoch or Series.
- Latin recent- (stem of recēns) fresh, new
- 1525–35
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fresh, new. See modern.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged early, old.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: recent /ˈriːsənt/ adj - having appeared, happened, or been made not long ago; modern, fresh, or new
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin recens fresh; related to Greek kainos newˈrecently adv ˈrecentness, ˈrecency n Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Recent /ˈriːsənt/ adj , n - another word for Holocene
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