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recent
adjective
happening
,
beginning
,
or
existing
only
a
short
time
ago
•
In
a
recent
photo
,
the
puppy
has
grown
twice
as
big
.
In
a
recent
photo
,
the
puppy
has
grown
twice
as
big
.
•
The
company
launched
a
recent
update
that
fixed
the
problem
.
The
company
launched
a
recent
update
that
fixed
the
problem
.
recently
adverb
at
a
time
not
long
ago
•
I
recently
watched
a
fascinating
documentary
about
space
exploration
.
I
recently
watched
a
fascinating
documentary
about
space
exploration
.
•
Our
town
has
recently
opened
a
bright
new
library
in
the
city
center
.
Our
town
has
recently
opened
a
bright
new
library
in
the
city
center
.
Formed
from
the
adjective
“
recent
”
+
the
adverbial
suffix
“
-ly
”,
first
recorded
in
English
in
the
late
16th
century
.
Recent
noun
-
Recent
the
geological
epoch
called
the
Holocene
,
the
most
recent
part
of
the
Quaternary
period
,
extending
from
about
11
,
700
years
ago
to
the
present
•
Scientists
study
fossils
from
the
Pleistocene
and
the
Recent
to
understand
climate
change
.
Scientists
study
fossils
from
the
Pleistocene
and
the
Recent
to
understand
climate
change
.
•
The
layer
of
soil
from
the
Recent
contains
evidence
of
early
human
farming
.
The
layer
of
soil
from
the
Recent
contains
evidence
of
early
human
farming
.
