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or neo-
combining form
Etymology: Greek, from neos new — more at new
1.
a. new ; recent <Neogene> b. new and different period or form of <Neoplatonism> ; in a new and different form or manner <Neoplatonic> c. New World <Neotropical> d. new and abnormal <neoplasm> 2. new chemical compound isomeric with or otherwise related to (such) a compound <neostigmine>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.