neo : Idioms & Phrases

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assyrian neo-aramaic

  • noun the language of modern Iraq
    Assyrian.
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neo jazz

  • noun any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940
    modern jazz; new jazz.
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neo-

Ne"o-
Etymology
Gr. youthful, new. See New.
Definitions
  1. A prefix meaning new, recent, late; and in chemistry designating specifically that variety of metameric hydrocarbons which, when the name was applied, had been recently classified, and in which at least one carbon atom in connected directly with four other carbon atoms; -- contrasted with normal and iso-; as, neopentane; the neoparaffins. Also used adjectively.
Webster 1913

neo-christianity

Ne`o-Chris*tian"i*ty noun
Etymology
Neo- + Christianity.
Definitions
  1. Rationalism.
Webster 1913

neo-darwinian

  • adjective of or relating to Darwin's theories as modified by modern genetic findings
    • Neo-Darwinian theories
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neo-darwinism

  • noun a modern Darwinian theory that explains new species in terms of genetic mutations
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neo-lamarckian

  • adjective of or relating to a modern version of Lamarckism
    • Neo-Lamarckian theories
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neo-lamarckism

  • noun a modern Lamarckian theory emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in genetic changes and retaining the notion of the inheritance of acquired characters
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neo-latin

  • noun Latin since the Renaissance; used for scientific nomenclature
    New Latin.
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Ne`o-Lat"in adjective
Etymology
Neo- + Latin.
Definitions
  1. Applied to the Romance languages, as being mostly of Latin origin.
Webster 1913