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ne⋅o⋅ter⋅ic

[nee-uh-ter-ik]
–adjective
1. modern; new; recent.
–noun
2. a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.

Origin:
1590–1600; < LL neōtericus new, modern < Gk neōterikós young, youthful, equiv. to neter(os) younger (comp. of néos new ) + -ikos -ic


ne⋅o⋅ter⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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ne·o·ter·ic   (nē'ə-těr'ĭk)   
adj.  Of recent origin; modern.

[Late Latin neōtericus, from Greek neōterikos, from neōteros, younger, comparative of neos, new; see newo- in Indo-European roots.]
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