recent
/ˈɹiːsənt/ · adjective
Meaning
- 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.
- (capitalised as "Recent") Of the Holocene, particularly pre-21st century.
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