Recent /(rē"sent)/
Re·cent
Recent
a.
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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.
- Of or pertaining to the present or existing epoch; as, recent shells. (Geol.)