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
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
