Reciente
Example: La noticia reciente causó mucho impacto en la comunidad.
Definition
"Reciente" describes something that happened or appeared a short time ago, indicating its freshness or newness. For example, in the phrase "La noticia reciente causó mucho impacto en la comunidad," it refers to news that is newly received or just occurred.
Etymology
The word "reciente" comes from the Latin 'recens, recentis,' meaning 'fresh' or 'new.' It entered Spanish retaining this sense of something newly occurred or freshly made. Did you know that the Latin root 'recens' is also related to the English word 'recent'?
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"Reciente" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (B2) - set 3", containing 112 commonly used words.
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