Kilo Lingo

/ˈriːsənt/

Line drawing of recent
Coloured illustration of recent
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Translation

Happening or made a short time ago.

Word origin

From Latin recens, meaning fresh or new.

Origin
Latin
Root
recens
English cognates
recently

Examples

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A recent photo was taken a short time ago, so it still looks like you.

.

In recent years means in the last few years.

most .

Most recent means the newest one so far.

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This word is part of lesson 48.