Neocene
(Ne"o*cene) a. [Neo- + Gr. new.] (Geol.) More recent than the Eocene, that is, including
both the Miocene and Pliocene divisions of the Tertiary.
Neo-Christianity
(Ne`o-Chris*tian"i*ty) n. [Neo- + Christianity.] Rationalism.
Neocomian
(Ne`o*co"mi*an) n. [From Neocomium, the Latin name of Neuchatel, in Switzerland, where
these rocks occur.] (Geol.) A term applied to the lowest deposits of the Cretaceous or chalk formation
of Europe, being the lower greensand.
Neocomian
(Ne`o*co"mi*an), a. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lower greensand.
Neocosmic
(Ne`o*cos"mic) a. [Neo- + cosmic.] Of or pertaining to the universe in its present state; specifically,
pertaining to the races of men known to history.
Neocracy
(Ne*oc"ra*cy) n. [Neo-+ - cracy, as in aristocracy.] Government by new or inexperienced
hands; upstart rule; raw or untried officials.
Neodamode
(Ne*od"a*mode) n. [Gr. new + dh`mos, the people + shape.] In ancient Sparta, one of
those Helots who were freed by the state in reward for military service. Milford.
Neodymium
(Ne`o*dym"i*um) n. [NL. Dee Neo- , and Didymium.] (Chem.) An elementary substance
which forms one of the constituents of didymium. Symbol Nd. Atomic weight 140.8.
Neogæan
(Ne`o*gæ"an) a. [Neo- + Gr. earth.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the New World, or Western Hemisphere.
Neogamist
(Ne*og"a*mist) n. [Gr. newly married.] A person recently married.
Neogen
(Ne"o*gen) n. [Neo- + - gen.] (Chem.) An alloy resembling silver, and consisting chiefly of
copper, zinc, and nickel, with small proportions of tin, aluminium, and bismuth. Ure.
Neography
(Ne*og"ra*phy) n. [Neo- + -graphy.] A new method or system of writing.
Neo-Latin
(Ne`o-Lat"in) a. [Neo- + Latin.] Applied to the Romance languages, as being mostly of
Latin origin.
Neolithic
(Ne`o*lith"ic) a. [Neo- + -lith + -ic.] (Archæol. & Geol.) Of or pertaining to, or designating, an
era characterized by late remains in stone.
The Neolithic era includes the latter half of the "Stone age;" the human relics which belong to it are
associated with the remains of animals not yet extinct. The kitchen middens of Denmark, the lake dwellings
of Switzerland, and the stockaded islands, or "crannogs," of the British Isles, belong to this era.
Lubbock. Neologian
(Ne`o*lo*gi*an) a. Neologic; neological.
Neologian
(Ne`o*lo"gi*an), n. A neologist.
Neologianism
(Ne`o*lo"gi*an*ism) n. Neologism.
Neologic
(Ne`o*log"ic Ne`o*log"ic*al) , a. [Cf. F. néologique.] Of or pertaining to neology; employing
new words; of the nature of, or containing, new words or new doctrines.
A genteel neological dictionary.
Chesterfield. Neologically
(Ne`o*log"ic*al*ly), adv. In a neological manner.
Neologism
(Ne*ol"o*gism) n. [Cf. F. néologisme.]
