Hyphenation of recent

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word recent ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of recent :

1.	Approximately the last 10,000 years
2.	New Recent graduates A recent addition to the house Recent buds on the apple trees
3.	Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time A late development Their late quarrel His recent trip to Africa In recent months A recent issue of the journal

Synonyms of recent :

adj	new
adj	late, past
adj	modern

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.