recent
(adjective) new; “recent graduates”; “a recent addition to the house”; “recent buds on the apple trees”
recent, late(a)
(adjective) 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”
Holocene, Holocene epoch, Recent, Recent epoch
(noun) approximately the last 10,000 years
Source: WordNet® 3.1
recent (comparative more recent, superlative most recent)
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.
(sciences) Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.
(geology, astronomy, capitalised as "Recent") Of the Holocene, particularly pre-21st century.
• nudiustertian (rare, obsolete (hapax legomenon))
• Center, Centre, center, centre, tenrec
Source: Wiktionary
Re"cent, a. Etym: [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 news. The 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.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the present or existing epoch; as, recent shells.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 January 2025
(noun) the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet; “some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
