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  NEO

  abbreviation

  near-earth object.
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  neo-

  a combining form meaning “new,” “recent,” “revived,” “modified,” used in the formation of compound words.

NEO

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. near-earth object.

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neo- ² American  

1. a combining form meaning “new,” “recent,” “revived,” “modified,” used in the formation of compound words.

   neo-Darwinism; Neolithic; neoorthodoxy; neophyte.

2. Chemistry. a combining form used in the names of isomers having a carbon atom attached to four carbon atoms.

   neoarsphenamine.

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neo- British  

combining form

1. (sometimes capital) new, recent, or a new or modern form or development

   neoclassicism

   neocolonialism

2. (usually capital) the most recent subdivision of a geological period

   Neogene

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Etymology

Origin of neo-

< Greek, combining form of néos; akin to new

Example Sentences

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California-based 1X plans to start shipping its home helper robot NEO later this year.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

However, NASA's NEO Surveyor mission, scheduled to launch in 2027, could help solve the mystery.

From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026

A NEO robot from 1X, meant for home use, can be reserved for $20,000.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

At the bare minimum, then, NASA’s ongoing planetary defense work should tick along as planned, with NEO Surveyor continuing to be funded, as well as its ground-based asteroid-questing telescopes.

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2025

All our host Were not so fair a prize for him as I. NEO.

From The Seven Plays in English Verse by Sophocles

“Democracy in the shape of the Roosevelt coalition was a problem, perhaps the domestic problem for the Hooverites, neo- and paleo- alike,” he writes.

From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2023

It is crucial to Gorbachev's strategy in dealing with the U.S. that Americans worry about his being replaced by a neo-Brezhnevite, if not a neo- Stalinist.

From Time Magazine Archive

Updike is echoed by fellow novelist John Barth, whom Wolfe calls "the peerless leader" of the retreat from realism for his "neo- fabulist" style.

From Time Magazine Archive

Likewise, babies of women who delay seeking adequate prenatal care are at high risk for birth defects and neo- natal trouble.

From Time Magazine Archive

I am thankful that the neo- phyte will be benefited by experience, although it will cost him much, and in proportion to its worth.

From Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Mary Baker Eddy