recent

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun approximately the last 10,000 years
  2. adjective new
  3. adjective of the immediate past or just previous to the present time

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin recēns (genitive recentis).

In classic literature

Synonyms

Holocene, Holocene epoch, Recent epoch

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