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The correct spelling is recent.
How to pronounce recent
/ˈɹiːsənt/
adjectiveIPA: /ˈɹiːsənt/
Say it like: Res-ent
The correct spelling is recent. Having happened a short while ago. For example: "I met three recent graduates at the conference."
Usage Examples
“I met three recent graduates at the conference.”
Definition
adjective
- 1.Having happened a short while ago.
- 2.Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.
- 3.Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called.
- 4.Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.
- 5.(capitalised as "Recent") Of the Holocene, particularly pre-21st century.
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