recentest

Adjective

recent (comparative more recent, superlative most recent)

1. Having happened a short while ago.
   • Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir...2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2016, page 193

   Synonyms:

   nudiustertian

2. Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.

   Synonyms:

   nouveau

3. Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called.
   • The cause has several hundred recent donors.
4. Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.
   • Finding it now means it was produced in more recent times, in astronomical terms.2020 October 4, Evan Gough, “We Now Have Proof a Supernova Exploded Perilously Close to Earth 2.5 Million Years Ago”, in Science Alert

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