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1.adjectiveHaving happened a short while ago.
2.adjectiveUp-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.
3.adjectiveHaving done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called."I met three recent graduates at the conference."
4.adjectiveParticularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.
5.adjective(capitalised as "Recent") Of the Holocene, particularly pre-21st century.