- another word for Holocene
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Recent /ˈriːsənt/ adj , n
re•cent /ˈrisənt/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- occurring, appearing, or starting a short while ago:Recent events suggest that peace is at hand.
re•cent
(rē′sənt),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
re′cen•cy, re′cent•ness, n.
re′cent•ly, adv.
- of late occurrence, appearance, or origin;
lately happening, done, made, etc.:recent events; a recent trip. - not long past:in recent years.
- of or belonging to a time not long past.
- Geology(cap.) noting or pertaining to the present epoch, originating at the end of the glacial period, about 10,000 years ago, and forming the latter half of the Quaternary Period;
Holocene. See table under geologic time.
n.
- GeologyAlso called Holocene. (cap.)the Recent Epoch or Series.
- Latin recent- (stem of recēns) fresh, new
- 1525–35
re′cent•ly, adv.
- 1. fresh, new. See modern.
- 1. early, old.
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recent /ˈriːsənt/ adj
- having appeared, happened, or been made not long ago; modern, fresh, or new
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allegedly
- Buddha
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- Chad
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- Dead Sea
- disconformity
- Dogs
- fresh
- Hargeisa
- Hekla
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- hot
- intern
- just
- Kismaayo
- last
- lately
- latest
- Medellín
- modern
- neo-
- neoteric
- new
- new chum
- New Canadian
- news
- nth
- Omdurman
- Palaeocene
- palladium
- Pleistocene
- Pliocene
- portfolio
- proselyte
- provost
- Quaternary
- redbrick
- red-hot
- Singapore
- state of the art
- Suakin
- Trincomalee
- yesterday
- acquisition
- advice
- al
- alluvium
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