a. [ L. recens, -entis: cf. F. récent. ]
The ancients were of opinion, that a considerable portion of that country [ Egypt ] was recent, and formed out of the mud discharged into the neighboring sea by the Nile. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Pref. re- + center. ] To center again; to restore to the center. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Newly; lately; freshly; not long since;
n. Quality or state of being recent. [ 1913 Webster ]