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neo

UK/ˈniːəʊ/ US/ˈnioʊ/ uncommon dated slang

adjective

1.

(used as a combining form) recent or new

  • “neo”
  • “neocolonialism”
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Origin

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".

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