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Currentness

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Noun

1. currency, currentness, up-to-dateness

the property of belonging to the present time

Example Sentences:
'the currency of a slang term'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Currentness

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adjective
1. 
of the immediate present; in progress
current events
2. 
most recent; up-to-date
3. 
commonly known, practised, or accepted; widespread
a current rumour
4. 
circulating and valid at present
current coins
noun
5. 
(esp of water or air) a steady usually natural flow
6. 
a mass of air, body of water, etc, that has a steady flow in a particular direction
7. 
the rate of flow of such a mass
8. Also called: electric current physics
a. 
a flow of electric charge through a conductor
b. 
the rate of flow of this charge. It is measured in amperes
. Symbol: I
9. 
a general trend or drift
currents of opinion

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Currentness

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adjective
1.  Obsolete
running or flowing
2. 
a. 
now going on; now in progress
the current month, his current job
b. 
at the present time; contemporary
current fashions
c. 
of most recent date
the current edition
3. 
passing from person to person; circulating
current money, current rumors
4. 
commonly used, known, or accepted; prevalent
a current term
5.  Accounting
a. 
designating any asset that would normally be converted into cash within one year
b. 
designating any liability that must be paid within one year
noun
6. 
a flow of water or air, esp. when strong or swift, in a definite direction; specif., such a flow within a larger body of water or mass of air
7. 
a general tendency or drift; course
8.  Electricity
the flow or rate of flow of electrons, ions, or holes in a conductor or medium between two points having a difference in potential, measured in amperes and equal to the ratio of the voltage to the resistance: symbol, I

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Currentness

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adj.
1.
a. Belonging to the present time: current events; current leaders.
b. Being in progress now: current negotiations.
2. Passing from one to another; circulating: current bills and coins.
3. Prevalent, especially at the present time: current fashions. See Synonyms at prevailing.
4. Running; flowing.
n.
1. A steady, smooth onward flow or movement: a current of air from a fan; a current of spoken words. See Synonyms at flow.
2. The part of a body of liquid or gas that has a continuous onward movement: rowed out into the river's swift current.
3. A general tendency, movement, or course. See Synonyms at tendency.
4. Symbol I Electricity
a. A flow of electric charge.
b. The amount of electric charge flowing past a specified circuit point per unit time.

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