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▸ adjective:  Having happened a short while ago.
▸ adjective:  Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.
▸ adjective:  Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called.
▸ adjective:  (sciences) Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.
▸ noun:  (computing, graphical user interface) A recently viewed or accessed item.
▸ noun:  (obsolete, geology) The Holocene.
▸ adjective:  (obsolete, geology, astronomy) Of the Holocene, particularly pre-21st century.

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