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Recency Definition & Meaning

recency
noun
  1. a time immediately before the present
  2. the property of having happened or appeared not long ago

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Frequently asked questions

What does recency mean?
a time immediately before the present the property of having happened or appeared not long ago
What part of speech is recency?
Recency is a noun.
How many definitions does recency have?
Recency has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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