adj. & n.
--adj.
1. not long past; that happened, appeared, began to exist, or existed lately.
2 not long established; lately begun; modern.
3 (Recent) Geol. HOLOCENE.
--n. Geol. HOLOCENE.
Derivatives:
recency n. recently adv. recentness n.
Etymology: L recens recentis or F r{eacute}cent