Definition of recent

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Recent (a.) 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..

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Recent :: Recent (a.) Of or pertaining to the present or existing epoch; as, recent shells..
Precent :: Precent (n.) A command in writing; a species of writ or process.
Labyrinthodonta :: Labyrinthodonta (n. pl.) An extinct order of Amphibia, including the typical genus Labyrinthodon, and many other allied forms, from the Carboniferous, Permian, and Triassic formations. By recent writers they are divided into two or more orders. See Stegocephala..
Neogamist :: Neogamist (n.) A person recently married.
New :: New (adv.) Newly; recently.
Symphony :: Symphony (n.) An elaborate instrumental composition for a full orchestra, consisting usually, like the sonata, of three or four contrasted yet inwardly related movements, as the allegro, the adagio, the minuet and trio, or scherzo, and the finale in quick time. The term has recently been applied to large orchestral works in freer form, with arguments or programmes to explain their meaning, such as the symphonic poems of Liszt. The term was formerly applied to any composition for an orchestra, as
Modernism :: Modernism (n.) Modern practice; a thing of recent date; esp., a modern usage or mode of expression..
Precentor :: Precentor (n.) The leader of the congregational singing in Scottish and other churches.
Newcome :: Newcome (a.) Recently come.
Neozoic :: Neozoic (a.) More recent than the Paleozoic, -- that is, including the Mesozoic and Cenozoic..
Newly :: Newly (adv.) Lately; recently.
Psalmist :: Psalmist (n.) A clerk, precentor, singer, or leader of music, in the church..
Latter :: Latter (a.) Later; more recent; coming or happening after something else; -- opposed to former; as, the former and latter rain..
Recent :: Recent (a.) 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..
Recentness :: Recentness (n.) Quality or state of being recent.
Late :: Late (v.) Not long past; happening not long ago; recent; as, the late rains; we have received late intelligence..
Gonfanon :: Gonfanon (n.) The ensign or standard in use by certain princes or states, such as the mediaeval republics of Italy, and in more recent times by the pope..
Allude :: Allude (v. i.) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned; -- followed by to; as, the story alludes to a recent transaction..
Poecilopoda :: Poecilopoda (n. pl.) By some recent writers applied to the Merostomata.
Pliocene :: Pliocene (a.) Of, pertaining to, or characterizing, the most recent division of the Tertiary age..
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