Recent Recent

noun

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

adj

( ) 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

( ) 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