recent
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
recent (comparative more recent, superlative most recent)
- Having happened a short while ago.
- Synonym: (rare, obsolete) nudiustertian
- 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, archived from the original on 22 February 2016, 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.
- 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.
- (sciences) Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.
- 2020 October 4, Evan Gough, “We Now Have Proof a Supernova Exploded Perilously Close to Earth 2.5 Million Years Ago”, in Science Alert:
- Finding it now means it was produced in more recent times, in astronomical terms.
Derived terms
Translations
having happened a short while ago
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Noun
recent (plural recents)
- (computing, graphical user interface) A recently viewed or accessed item.
- 2012, Jason R. Rich, Your iPad 2 at Work, page 308:
- Obviously, the first time you launch this app, your Recents list is empty.
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