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Webster 1913 Edition


Recent

Re′cent

(rē′sent)
,
Adj.
[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.)
Of or pertaining to the present or existing epoch;
as,
recent
shells
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Recent

RE'CENT

,
Adj.
[L. recens.]
1.
New; being of late origin or existence.
The ancients believed some parts of Egypt to be recent, and formed by the mud discharged into the sea by the Nile.
2.
Late; modern; as great and worthy men ancient or recent. [Modern is now used.]
3.
Fresh; lately received; as recent news or intelligence.
4.
Late; of late occurrence; as a recent event or transaction.
5.
Fresh; not long dismissed, released or parted from; as Ulysses, recent from the storms.

Definition 2024


récent

récent

See also: recent

French

Adjective

récent m (feminine singular récente, masculine plural récents, feminine plural récentes)

  1. recent

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Norman

Etymology

From Latin recēns, recentis.

Adjective

récent m

  1. (Jersey) recent

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