neo
IPA: nˈioʊ
Root Word: Neo
noun
- A male given name originating as a coinage.
- A surname.
- An optimized Germankeyboard layout supporting nearly all Latin-based alphabets.
- (astronomy, countable) Initialism of near-Earth object. [(astronomy) A small Solar System body (ie. asteroid, comet, or large meteoroid) whose orbit brings it into proximity with Earth's orbit.]
- (aviation) Acronym of new engine option.
- (dated, fandom slang, science fiction) Clipping of neofan. [(dated, fandom slang, science fiction) A newcomer to science fiction; a fan who is extremely new and inexperienced with the genre; a beginner.]
- (politics) Clipping of neoconservative. [(US) A supporter of neoconservatism.]
- (LGBT, slang, chiefly in the plural) Clipping of neopronoun. [A pronoun used in place of he, she, or singular they, especially one of the modern coinages used by some non-binary people.]
- (aviation) Alternative letter-case form of NEO
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Examples of "neo" in Sentences
- Then there is neo scholasticism and neo Thomism.
- He was known to have the trappings of a neo Nazi.
- The Neo Neo debate in international relations theory.
- Beeline and Neo Kazakhstan are the other license holders.
- Circuit Breaker predates the introduction of the Neo Knights.
- It leads to a state of neo Brezhnevism, or even of neo Stalinism.
- Of course there is no link between neo liberalism and neo conservatism.
- An emulation of the Neo Geo arcade game was released for the Xbox Live Arcade.
- The neo Gothic altars and the pulpit are created by Atelier Marggraf in Munich.
- Fifteen anti fascist protesters were arrested in Athens during a clash with supporters of the neo Nazi party.
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