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near-earth object.
Definition for neo (2 of 2)
neo-
a combining form meaning “new,” “recent,” “revived,” “modified,” used in the formation of compound words: neo-Darwinism; Neolithic; neoorthodoxy; neophyte.
Chemistry. a combining form used in the names of isomers having a carbon atom attached to four carbon atoms: neoarsphenamine.
Also especially before a vowel, ne-.
Origin of neo-
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British Dictionary definitions for neo
neo-
sometimes before a vowel ne-
combining form
(sometimes capital) new, recent, or a new or modern form or developmentneoclassicism; neocolonialism
(usually capital) the most recent subdivision of a geological periodNeogene
Word Origin for neo-
from Greek neos new
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Word Origin and History for neo
neo-
word-forming element meaning "new, recent," used in a seemingly endless number of adjectives and nouns, mostly coined since c.1880, from Greek neo-, comb. form of neos "new, young, youthful; fresh, strange; lately, just now," from PIE root *newo- (see new).
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Medicine definitions for neo
neo-
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New; recent:neonatal.
New and different:Neo-Freudian.
New and abnormal:neoplasm.
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