Meaning : Approximately the last 10,000 years.
Synonyms : holocene, holocene epoch, recent epoch
Meaning : New.
Example :
Recent graduates.
A recent addition to the house.
Recent buds on the apple trees.
Meaning : Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time.
Example :
A late development.
Their late quarrel.
His recent trip to Africa.
In recent months.
A recent issue of the journal.
Synonyms : late