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NEO¹

noun NEOs · N.E.O. · N. E. O. · neo

  1. abbreviation, countable, initialism Initialism of near-Earth object 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 exampl
  2. abbreviation, acronym, countable, uncountable Acronym of new engine option

neo²

  • /ˈniːəʊ/

Rhymes with -iːəʊ

noun neos

  1. abbreviation, clipping, dated, slang Clipping of neofan 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.
  2. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of neoconservative The neos seem to be no less uncomfortable with the paleos than the paleos are with the neos, […]
  3. abbreviation, clipping, in plural Clipping of neopronoun
  4. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of neodymium 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.

neo³

  • /ˈniːəʊ/

Rhymes with -iːəʊ

noun

  1. Alternative letter-case form of NEO

Neo⁴

Where it comes from

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".

proper noun

  1. A unisex given name originating as a coinage. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis Ross of Cincinnati, Ohio are the parents of a daughter, Neo Cao, born Oct. 13 at University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

Neo⁵

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. A surname.

Neo⁶

Where it comes from

Named after the Neo Users Group in 2004.

proper noun

  1. An optimized German keyboard layout supporting nearly all Latin-based alphabets.

Neo⁷

proper noun

  1. uncountable An international auxiliary language created by Arturo Alfandari in 1961, combining features of Esperanto, Ido, Novial, and Volapük.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: modern, observatory, oct, tbt, cta, otc, lamarckism, modernist, ultramodernist, object, agency, synephrine, newly, malthusianism, malthusian, kantianism

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@misc{neo_2026,
  title = {neo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/neo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}