-noia
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a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “thought”: paranoia.
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Words nearby -noia
no holds barred, no-hoper, no-host, nohow, NOI, -noia, n.o.i.b.n., no ifs or buts, noil, nointer, noir
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