NEO

near-earth object.

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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-

< Greek, combining form of néos; akin to new

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Example sentences from the Web for neo

Now she just wants the neo homeless to get back under a roof before they become acclimated to destitution.
A Dickensian Christmas For Greece’s New Poor|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
No word yet if her on-again-off-again boyfriend, Justin Bieber (who is also an NEO ambassador) will be at the show as well.
Anna Wintour’s Boyfriend in Hot Water with IRS, Juicy Couture Founders Ink Book Deal|The Fashion Beast Team|January 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
That last night, Anton proudly showed me a picture of Neo, then 7, just before he Skyped with Penny and the kids.
A Christie’s Benefit for Slain Photojournalist Anton Hammerl’s Family|James Foley|May 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Hypatia started, as at a new thought, and confessed—as every Neo—Platonist would have done—that she had never done so.
Hypatia|Charles Kingsley

It was in the Neo valley that the supreme efforts of the earthquake were manifested.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes|Charles Davison
“He got litt'ee broomee, an' sweep paint out litt'ee pipe on thing make ship's sails,” Neo explained.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien
Remembering Neo's suggestion, I took also two other bottles of rum.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien
These we ate while Neo discoursed sadly upon the evil times that had befallen his reign.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien

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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Medical definitions for neo

neo-

pref.

New; recent:neonatal.

New and different:Neo-Freudian.

New and abnormal:neoplasm.