Definitions for RECENT
ˈri səntre·cent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. Holocene, Holocene epoch, Recent, Recent epochadjective

   approximately the last 10,000 years

2. recentadjective

   new

   "recent graduates"; "a recent addition to the house"; "recent buds on the apple trees"

3. late(a), recentadjective

   of the immediate past or just previous to the present time

   "a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.6 / 5 votes

1. recentadjective

   Having happened a short while ago.

2. recentadjective

   Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.

3. Etymology: Latin recens ("fresh"), related to Greek καινός ("new").

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RECENTadjective

   Etymology: recens, Latin.

   1. New; not of long existence.

   The ancients were of opinion, that those parts, where Egypt now is, were formerly sea, and that a considerable portion of that country was recent, and formed out of the mud discharged into the neighbouring sea by the Nile. John Woodward.

   2. Late; not antique.

   Among all the great and worthy persons, whereof the memory remaineth, either ancient or recent, there is not one that hath been transported to the mad degree of love. Francis Bacon.

   3. Fresh; not long dismissed from.

   Ulysses moves,
   Urg’d on by want, and recent from the storms,
   The brackish ouze his manly grace deforms. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. recent

   The Holocene ( ) is the current geological epoch. It began approximately 11,650 cal years Before Present (c. 9701 BCE), after the Last Glacial Period, which concluded with the Holocene glacial retreat. The Holocene and the preceding Pleistocene together form the Quaternary period. The Holocene has been identified with the current warm period, known as MIS 1. It is considered by some to be an interglacial period within the Pleistocene Epoch, called the Flandrian interglacial.The Holocene corresponds with the rapid proliferation, growth and impacts of the human species worldwide, including all of its written history, technological revolutions, development of major civilizations, and overall significant transition towards urban living in the present. The human impact on modern-era Earth and its ecosystems may be considered of global significance for the future evolution of living species, including approximately synchronous lithospheric evidence, or more recently hydrospheric and atmospheric evidence of the human impact. In July 2018, the International Union of Geological Sciences split the Holocene Epoch into three distinct ages based on the climate, Greenlandian (11,700 years ago to 8,200 years ago), Northgrippian (8,200 years ago to 4,200 years ago) and Meghalayan (4,200 years ago to the present), as proposed by International Commission on Stratigraphy. The oldest age, the Greenlandian was characterized by a warming following the preceding ice age. The Northgrippian Age is known for vast cooling due to a disruption in ocean circulations that was caused by the melting of glaciers. The most recent age of the Holocene is the present Meghalayan, which began with extreme drought that lasted around 200 years.

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1. recent

   The term "recent" generally refers to something that has happened or appeared not long ago or just a short time previously. It indicates the near past. The exact time frame can vary based on the context but it's usually relative to the present time.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.8 / 4 votes

1. Recentadjective

   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 news

2. Recentadjective

   of or pertaining to the present or existing epoch; as, recent shells

3. Etymology: [L. recens, -entis: cf. F. rcent.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recent

   rē′sent, adj. of late origin or occurrence: fresh: modern: (geol.) belonging to the present geological period.—adv. Rē′cently.—n. Rē′centness. [Fr.,—L. recens, recentis.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'RECENT' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #574

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'RECENT' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1804

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'RECENT' in Adjectives Frequency: #69

Anagrams for RECENT »

1. center

2. centre

3. Centre

4. tenrec

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of RECENT in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of RECENT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of RECENT in a Sentence

1. Scott Cockerham:

   The recent drop in the price of oil confirms ... the global commitment producers have to their current levels of output, could we see $30 oil in the next 15 months? Absolutely, and headlines like China's recent yuan devaluation and the prospect of sanctions on Iran being lifted will only contribute to such volatility.

2. Steve Latshaw:

   Jimmie was my teacher, mentor, close friend and collaborator for 26 years, i directed two of his feature films, including the recent 'Return of the Killer Shrews,' a sequel he co-wrote and was quite proud of as he had made the first one more than 50 years earlier.

3. Andre Bakhos:

   The market is being driven by oil, technicals and on pure emotion rather than tangible fundamentals, notwithstanding the recent rally, we're starting to enter a period that's going to give us greater volatility, choppiness and erratic behavior.

4. Jim Sutter:

   With the recent price declines that we've seen - wow - soybeans in general are on sale, buyers around the world ought to be stocking up.

5. Kory Kavanewsky:

   The process used to determine an entrepreneur’s income is typically at the discretion of the lender, fluctuations in earnings often result in the calculation of a two-year average. When your most recent tax return reflects a decline in taxable income by more than 10 percent, that lower amount will be used.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=RECENT
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Recent
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=RECENT
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recent
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RECENT
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=RECENT