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NEO

1

abbreviation for

  1. near-earth object.

neo-

2
  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.

neo-

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of NEO1

< Greek, combining form of éDz; akin to new
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Word History and Origins

Origin of NEO1

from Greek neos new

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