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Webster 1913 Edition
Recent
Re′cent
(rē′sent)
, Adj.
[L.
recens
, -entis
: cf. F. récent
.] 1.
Of late origin, existence, or occurrence; lately come; not of remote date, antiquated style, or the like; not already known, familiar, worn out, trite, etc.; fresh; novel; new; modern;
as,
. recent
newsThe ancients were of opinion, that a considerable portion of that country [Egypt] was
recent
, and formed out of the mud discharged into the neighboring sea by the Nile. Woodward.
2.
(Geol.)
Of or pertaining to the present or existing epoch;
as,
. recent
shellsWebster 1828 Edition
Recent
RE'CENT
,Adj.
1.
New; being of late origin or existence.The ancients believed some parts of Egypt to be recent, and formed by the mud discharged into the sea by the Nile.
2.
Late; modern; as great and worthy men ancient or recent. [Modern is now used.]3.
Fresh; lately received; as recent news or intelligence.4.
Late; of late occurrence; as a recent event or transaction.5.
Fresh; not long dismissed, released or parted from; as Ulysses, recent from the storms.Definition 2024
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recent
See also: récent
English
Adjective
recent (comparative more recent, superlative most recent)
- Having happened a short while ago.
- 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
- Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.
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- Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.
- Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called.
- The cause has several hundred recent donors.
- I met three recent graduates at the conference.
- In long-view scientific usage, particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy, may refer to events not "recent" in everyday usage, thousands or even millions of years ago.
- In geology and and astronomy, "Recent", capitalised, has often been used as an exact synonym for "Holocene", particularly pre-21st century.[1]
Synonyms
- nudiustertian (rare, obsolete (hapax legomenon))
Derived terms
Translations
having happened a short while ago
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Anagrams
References
- ↑ Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. quotes "P. Gibbard & T. van Kolfschoten in F. Gradstein et al. Geol. Time Scale 2004 xxii. 451/2 The term 'Recent' as an alternative to Holocene is invalid and should not be used."
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Adjective
recent (comparative recenter, superlative recentst)
Inflection
| Inflection of recent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | recent | |||
| inflected | recente | |||
| comparative | recenter | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | recent | recenter | het recentst het recentste |
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| indefinite | m./f. sing. | recente | recentere | recentste |
| n. sing. | recent | recenter | recentste | |
| plural | recente | recentere | recentste | |
| definite | recente | recentere | recentste | |
| partitive | recents | recenters | — | |