Meon
name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 spignel, Meum athamanticum obsolete, uncountable
- 2 something akin to unformed matter or being of pure potence uncountable
Proper Noun
- 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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