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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Newborn :: Newborn (a.) Recently born.
Modernness :: Modernness (n.) The quality or state of being modern; recentness; novelty.
Neocene :: Neocene (a.) More recent than the Eocene, that is, including both the Miocene and Pliocene divisions of the Tertiary..
New :: New (adv.) Newly; recently.
Ceratodus :: Ceratodus (n.) A genus of ganoid fishes, of the order Dipnoi, first known as Mesozoic fossil fishes; but recently two living species have been discovered in Australian rivers. They have lungs so well developed that they can leave the water and breathe in air. In Australia they are called salmon and baramunda. See Dipnoi, and Archipterygium..
Periwinkle :: Periwinkle (n.) Any small marine gastropod shell of the genus Littorina. The common European species (Littorina littorea), in Europe extensively used as food, has recently become naturalized abundantly on the American coast. See Littorina..
Late :: Late (v.) Not long past; happening not long ago; recent; as, the late rains; we have received late intelligence..
New :: New (superl.) Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes..
Cantor :: Cantor (n.) A singer; esp. the leader of a church choir; a precentor.
Pantaloon :: Pantaloon (n.) In recent times, same as Trousers..
Bulletin :: Bulletin (n.) Any public notice or announcement, especially of news recently received..
Fauna :: Fauna (n.) The animals of any given area or epoch; as, the fauna of America; fossil fauna; recent fauna..
Old :: Old (superl.) Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship..
Precentorship :: Precentorship (n.) The office of a precentor.
Crinoidea :: Crinoidea (n. pl.) A large class of Echinodermata, including numerous extinct families and genera, but comparatively few living ones. Most of the fossil species, like some that are recent, were attached by a jointed stem. See Blastoidea, Cystoidea, Comatula..
Lately :: Lately (adv.) Not long ago; recently; as, he has lately arrived from Italy..
Hydrazine :: Hydrazine (n.) Any one of a series of nitrogenous bases, resembling the amines and produced by the reduction of certain nitroso and diazo compounds; as, methyl hydrazine, phenyl hydrazine, etc. They are derivatives of hydrazine proper, H2N.NH2, which is a doubled amido group, recently (1887) isolated as a stable, colorless gas, with a peculiar, irritating odor. As a base it forms distinct salts. Called also diamide, amidogen, (or more properly diamidogen), etc..
Psalmist :: Psalmist (n.) A clerk, precentor, singer, or leader of music, in the church..
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..
Novitious :: Novitious (a.) Newly invented; recent; new.
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