Noun
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approximately the last 10,000 years
- holocene epoch - recent epoch
Adjective
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of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
"a late development"
"their late quarrel"
"his recent trip to Africa"
"in recent months"
"a recent issue of the journal"
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new
"recent graduates"
"a recent addition to the house"
"recent buds on the apple trees"