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Neo

//ˈniːəʊ// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    (used as a combining form) recent or new wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name originating as a coinage.
  2. 2
    A surname.
  3. 3
    An optimized German keyboard layout supporting nearly all Latin-based alphabets.
  4. 4
    An international auxiliary language created by Arturo Alfandari in 1961, combining features of Esperanto, Ido, Novial, and Volapük. uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of near-Earth object. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism

    "Near-Earth objects (NEOs) that follow horseshoe paths, and approach our planet at close range and low relative velocity, may undergo mini-moon events in which their geocentric energy becomes negative for hours, days or months, but without completing one revolution around Earth while bound. An example of NEO experiencing such a temporarily captured flyby is 2022 NX₁, which was a short-lived mini-moon in 1981 and 2022."

  2. 2
    Clipping of neofan. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, dated, slang

    "Ken Bulmer pointed out that the attitude of a fan who had read much sf is different from that of a neo who is reading sf for the first time."

  3. 3
    Alternative letter-case form of NEO. alt-of
  4. 4
    Acronym of new engine option. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    Clipping of neoconservative. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

    "The neos seem to be no less uncomfortable with the paleos than the paleos are with the neos, […]"

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  1. 6
    Clipping of neopronoun. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, in-plural
  2. 7
    Clipping of neodymium. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

    "The most important application of dysprosium and terbium, which belong to a subgroup known as the heavy rare earths, is in devices called neodymium boron magnets, or neo magnets for short."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Recent coinage from the prefix neo- (“new”). Popularized by a character in the science-fiction film The Matrix (1999), where it is explained as an anagram of "(the) One".

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hokkien 梁 (Niû, Niô͘), or Teochew 梁 (nion⁵ / niên⁵). Doublet of Niu.

Etymology 3

Named after the Neo Users Group in 2004.

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