re´cent|ness

re´cent|ness
re|cent «REE suhnt», adjective.
1. done or made not long ago: »

recent events.

2. not long past; modern: »

a recent period in history.

3. lately or newly come.
╂[< Latin recēns, -entis new, fresh]
–re´cent|ly, adverb.
–re´cent|ness, noun.
Re|cent «REE suhnt», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. the present geological epoch, after the Pleistocene epoch of the Cenozoic era; Holocene: »

... the Holocene or Recent has lasted only 20,000 years (Beals and Hoijer).

2. the series of rocks formed during this epoch.
–adj.
of or having to do with this epoch or its rocks.
╂[< recent]

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