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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024neo-, prefix. - neo- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "new.'' It has come to mean "new, recent, revived, changed'':neo- + colonialism → neocolonialism (= colonialism that has been revived);neo- + -lithic → neolithic (= of a recent Stone Age).
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] ne-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024neo-, - a combining form meaning "new,'' "recent,'' "revived,'' "modified,'' used in the formation of compound words:neo-Darwinism; neoorthodoxy;neophyte.
- [Chem.]a combining form used in the names of isomers having a carbon atom attached to four carbon atoms:neoarsphenamine.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] ne-. - Greek, combining form of néos; akin to new
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: neo-, (sometimes before a vowel)ne- combining form - (sometimes capital) new, recent, or a new or modern form or development: neoclassicism, neocolonialism
- (usually capital) the most recent subdivision of a geological period: Neogene
Etymology: from Greek neos new |