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- pronunciation:
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
When something is recent, it happened in the past but not long ago.
Hakim's school has been closed for two days because of the recent snow storm. There is still a lot of snow on the ground.- antonyms:
- distant
- similar words:
- fresh, latest, new
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| definition 2: |
A "recent" thing is something new in the world. When you buy a recent magazine, you buy a new magazine that people are seeing for the first time. If a movie is a recent movie, it is not old.
My older sister is really interested in recent fashion trends.Mrs. Diaz hadn't heard the recent news, so she didn't know about the train accident.- synonyms:
- latest
- similar words:
- current, hot, modern, new, up-to-date
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| related words: |
former, last, previous |
| derivations: |
recently (adv.), recentness (n.) |
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