rezent

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin recēns.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁeˈt͡sɛnt/
  • Hyphenation: re‧zent
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Adjective

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rezent (strong nominative masculine singular rezenter, comparative rezenter, superlative am rezentesten)

  1. (literary) recent; of or from a time not long ago
    Synonyms: zeitgenössisch, aktuell, kürzlich
  2. (biology) extant
  3. (regional, Switzerland, of food) savoury
    Synonym: pikant

Usage notes

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  • (recent): The normal German word for “recent, recently” is kürzlich, but this can only be used as an adjective with events: die kürzlichen Erfolge (the recent successes). Therefore rezent may be used with things: ein rezentes Lehnwort (a recent loanword). Outside of literary style, it is preferable to use kürzlich with some participle: ein kürzlich aufgenommenes Lehnwort (a recently adopted loanword).

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Further reading

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