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| 1. | [ adjective ] being new in a time not long past | |
| Examples: | "recent graduates" "a recent addition to the house" "recent buds on the apple trees" |
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| Related terms: | new | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] of the immediate past or just previous to the present time | |
| Synonyms: | late | |
| Examples: | "a late development" "their late quarrel" "his recent trip to Africa" "in recent months" "a recent issue of the journal" |
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| Related terms: | past | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] near to or not long before the present | |
| Examples: | "recent times" "of recent origin" |
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| Related terms: | modern | |
| Similar spelling: |
recently resent regent reagent Rezentes resentful recant rescind recount Recendez |
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