Meon

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    spignel, Meum athamanticum obsolete, uncountable
  2. 2
    something akin to unformed matter or being of pure potence uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A river in Hampshire, England, which empties into the Solent.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek μῆον (mêon), probably from μεῖον (meîon, “lesser”) for its small size.

Etymology 2

Certainly of Celtic origin and possibly related to the river name Moenis.

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