Concise Oxford Dictionary, 8th Ed., Copyright 1991 Oxford Univ. Press
/recent/ <<"ri:s(@)nt>> adj. & n.
1. not long past; that happened, appeared, began to exist, or existed lately.
2. not long established; lately begun; modern.
3. (Recent) [Geol.] = /Holocene/.
n. [Geol.] = /Holocene/.
/recency/ n. /recently/ adv. /recentness/ n.
L recens recentis or F r&eacu.cent