recent recent /ˈriːsənt/

adjective

1. () New  ( recent )
   new
    Recent graduates
   recent graduates
    A recent addition to the house
   a recent addition to the house
    Recent buds on the apple trees
   recent buds on the apple trees
   
2. () Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time  ( late , recent )
   of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
    A late development
   a late development
    Their late quarrel
   their late quarrel
    His recent trip to Africa
   his recent trip to Africa
    In recent months
   in recent months
    A recent issue of the journal
   a recent issue of the journal
   

 Recent

noun

1. Approximately the last 10,000 years  ( Holocene , Holocene epoch , Recent , Recent epoch )
   approximately the last 10,000 years