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meon¹

Where it comes from

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

noun

  1. obsolete, uncountable spignel, Meum athamanticum

    Similar: meu, meum, baldmoney, maldmoney, spignel, spicknel, spiknel, spikenel, bearwort, bear-wort, bear's wort

  2. uncountable something akin to unformed matter or being of pure potence

Meon²

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. A river in Hampshire, England, which empties into the Solent.

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meon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/meon

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"meon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/meon.

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@misc{meon_2026,
  title = {meon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/meon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}