[ˈriːsnt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- having happened, begun, or been done not long ago; belonging to a past period comparatively close to the present
(e.g: his recent visit to Britain)



Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘fresh’): from Latin recens, recent- or French récent

[ˈriːsnt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the Holocene epoch


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘fresh’): from Latin recens, recent- or French récent