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Webster 1913 Edition
Neo-
Ne′o-
.[Gr.
νέοσ
youthful, new. See New
.] A prefix meaning
new
, recent
, late
; and in chemistry designating specifically that variety of metameric hydrocarbons which, when the name was applied, had been recently classified, and in which at least one carbon atom is connected directly with four other carbon atoms; – contrasted with normal and iso-; as,
neo
pentane; the neo
paraffins. Also used adjectively.Definition 2024
neo-
neo-
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin
Prefix
neo-
- Used to form clade or taxonomic names indicating more recent branching than a morphologically or otherwise similar group
Derived terms
Derived terms
English
Prefix
neo-
- new
- contemporary
- (organic chemistry) Having a structure, similar to that of neopentane, in which each hydrogen atom of a methyl group has been replaced by an alkyl group
- (organic chemistry) Being a newly-discovered or -synthesized variant of an existing compound
Antonyms
Derived terms
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Terms derived from neo-
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Translations
new
contemporary
Finnish
Prefix
neo-
Derived terms
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German
Prefix
neo-
Usage notes
Nouns with this prefix are capitalized, just like other nouns in German.
Derived terms
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Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnɛo]
Prefix
neo-
Derived terms
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See also
- Appendix:Hungarian prefixes
Irish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).
Prefix
neo-
Synonyms
- (before native words): nua-
Derived terms
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Italian
Prefix
neo-
Derived terms
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- See Category:Italian words prefixed with neo-, but the prefix neo- is regularly added to almost any noun to signify a new one.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”).
Prefix
neo-
References
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- “neo-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”).
Prefix
neo-
References
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- “neo-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Prefix
neo-
- neo- (indicates novelty, newness)
- forms demonyms corresponding to placenames that contain novo or nova (“new”)
- Nova Zelândia (“New Zealand”) → neozelandês (“New Zealander”)
Related terms
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish nem- (compare Irish neamh-, Manx neu-).
Prefix
neo-
Derived terms
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See also
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-, prefix), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).
Prefix
neo-
Derived terms
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