The definition of recent is something that happened just a short time ago.
(adjective)An event that happened an hour ago is an example of an event that would be described as recent.
See recent in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: MFr < L recens < re-, again + IE base *ken-, emerge freshly, new > Gr kainos, new
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See recent in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Origin:
Origin: Middle English, new, fresh
Origin: , from Latin recēns, recent-; see ken- in Indo-European roots
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