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
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
