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| afterglow |
a warm, pleasing memory of a recent experience. [1/2 definitions] |
| Aral Sea |
formerly, a very large, single lake in Central Asia. Once one of the world's largest lakes, the Aral Sea has lost a great deal of its water in recent times and it has divided into separate parts. The southeastern part of the Aral Sea has become entirely dry and is called a desert now. |
| bulletin |
an announcement of recent events or items of current interest. [1/2 definitions] |
| -cene |
recent (used in words designating geological periods). |
| Cenozoic |
of, relating to, or designating the most recent geological era that includes the present and began approximately 70 million years ago, when many mammals appeared, the modern continents took shape, and glacial ice formed. [1/2 definitions] |
| clean-shaven |
hairless or without facial hair, as from recent shaving. |
| heartwood |
the center part or past growth of a tree, usu. darker and harder than recent outer growth or sapwood. |
| Holocene |
of, relating to, or designating the latest geological epoch of the Quaternary Period that includes the present and began approximately 10 thousand years ago, marked by the development of modern human culture; Recent. [2 definitions] |
| intern2 |
an advanced student or recent graduate in a specialized field, esp. medicine, who is serving an apprenticeship in the appropriate practical setting, such as a hospital. [1/2 definitions] |
| junior |
of lower position, rank, or standing; of more recent appointment or shorter tenure. [2/6 definitions] |
| last1 |
coming just before the present time; most recent. [1/3 definitions] |
| last straw |
the most recent in a series of irritations or disappointments, which causes a loss of endurance, patience, temper, or the like. |
| late |
happening not long ago; recent. [1/6 definitions] |
| latest |
most recent. [2/3 definitions] |
| midshipman |
a student or recent graduate of naval officer training. (See cadet.) |
| modern |
of, relating to, or characteristic of current or recent times. [2/4 definitions] |
| modernization |
a recent adaptation or modernized version, esp. as of a play. [1/3 definitions] |
| nativism |
the practice that favors and preserves the interests of natives over those of more recent settlers. |
| necrology |
a list of those who have died within some recent time. [1/2 definitions] |
| neo- |
(sometimes cap.) recent; new; later. |
| news |
(used with a singular verb) a report of recent important events, read out on the television or radio, or printed in a newspaper, magazine, or Web site. |
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