neon
/ˈniɒn/NEE-on
/ˈniɑn/NEE-ahn
Meaningthe new (gas)
Common meaning: a gas that glows in tubes
- neonew, youngLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 999 · scan
- nneuter ending (Greek -on)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek νέος ‘new, young’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry νέος, p. 999 · dictionary scan
Roots
- νέος Greek “new, young”
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