recent.
Having happened a short while ago.
Meaning & usage
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.
The cause has several hundred recent donors.
I met three recent graduates at the conference.
Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin recēns (genitive recentis).
A recently viewed or accessed item.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin recēns (genitive recentis).
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