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neo

new

Related forms: neo · 32 words in this dictionary

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32 words

relating to a revival of a classical style, especially in art, architecture, or music, from the late 18th to the 19th century.

neo+classical

Shared component: neo · new

a newborn child, especially one less than four weeks old.

neo+nate

Shared component: neo · new

a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief

neo+phyte

Shared component: neo · new

a new word or expression, or a new meaning for an existing word

neo+log+ism

Shared component: neo · new

A person with conservative or right-wing political views who previously held liberal or radical views, especially one who supports an assertive, interventionist foreign policy.

neo+con

Shared component: neo · new

A person who holds political beliefs similar to those of the Nazis, especially racism, nationalism, and authoritarianism, in a modern context.

neo+nazi

Shared component: neo · new

relating to a newborn child or the first few weeks after birth.

neo+natal

Shared component: neo · new

An abnormal new growth of tissue in a part of the body, serving no useful purpose; a tumor.

neo+plasm

Shared component: neo · new

a synthetic rubber-like material that is resistant to oil, water, and heat, used especially for making protective clothing, seals, and hoses.

neo+prene

Shared component: neo · new

the outer layer of the brain in mammals, involved in higher functions such as sensory perception, thought, and spatial reasoning.

neo+cortex

Shared component: neo · new

a chemical element (symbol nd), a soft silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series, used in making strong permanent magnets, lasers, and colored glass.

neo+dymium

Shared component: neo · new

Relating to or denoting a revival of the Gothic style of architecture in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

neo+gothic

Shared component: neo · new

Relating to a revival or adaptation of a classical style, especially in art, architecture, or literature.

neo+classic

Shared component: neo · new

relating to a modified form of liberalism tending to favor free-market capitalism and minimal state intervention.

neo+liberal

Shared component: neo · new

Relating to or advocating a revived form of fascism, especially one incorporating modern elements.

neo+fascist

Shared component: neo · new

the branch of medicine concerned with the care and treatment of newborn babies, especially those who are ill or born prematurely.

neo+natal+ology

Shared component: neo · new

relating to or characteristic of neoplatonism, a philosophical system developed in the 3rd century ad, which was derived from the ideas of plato and combined them with elements of mysticism.

neo+platonic

Shared component: neo · new

relating to or denoting a zoogeographical region comprising south america, central america, and the tropical parts of mexico.

neo+tropical

Shared component: neo · new

Relating to or denoting a form of indirect control or influence exerted by a powerful country over a less powerful one, especially through economic, political, or cultural means, after the formal end of colonial rule.

neo+colonial

Shared component: neo · new

Relating to or characteristic of a modern form of imperialism, often involving indirect political, economic, or cultural influence rather than direct territorial control.

neo+imperial

Shared component: neo · new

Relating to or reviving the styles, fashions, or attitudes of the Victorian era in a modern context.

neo+victorian

Shared component: neo · new

A style in art, architecture, music, and literature that draws inspiration from the classical art and culture of ancient Greece and Rome, characterized by order, symmetry, and restraint.

neo+classic+ism

Shared component: neo · new

a political approach that favors free-market capitalism, deregulation, and reduction in government spending.

neo+liberal+ism

Shared component: neo · new

Relating to a modern revival of medieval scholasticism, especially in Roman Catholic theology and philosophy.

neo+scholastic

Shared component: neo · new

relating to or denoting a return to a modified form of a traditional viewpoint, in particular a political ideology characterized by an emphasis on free-market capitalism and an interventionist foreign policy.

neo+con+serv+ative

Shared component: neo · new

neonExtended relation

a chemical element that is a gas with no colour or smell, does not react with other chemicals, and shines red when an electric current passes through it

Extended relation: neo · new

neolithicExtended relation

Relating to the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements were used.

neo+lith+ic

Extended relation: neo · new

neoplasiaExtended relation

the formation or presence of a new, abnormal growth of tissue, such as a tumor.

neo+plasia

Extended relation: neo · new

neoplasticExtended relation

Relating to or characterized by the presence of a neoplasm, which is a new and abnormal growth of tissue, as in a tumor.

neo+plast+ic

Extended relation: neo · new

neo-marxistExtended relation

Relating to or denoting a revised or modernized version of Marxist theory, often incorporating elements from other intellectual traditions.

neo+marxist

Extended relation: neo · new

neo-malthusianExtended relation

Relating to the theory that population growth will outpace resources and lead to social problems, unless checked by strict measures.

neo+malthusian

Extended relation: neo · new

neo-traditionalExtended relation

Describing a style or approach that revives or reinterprets traditional forms, values, or techniques in a new or modern context.

neo+traditional

Extended relation: neo · new