A member of a body of French painters (F. les n/o-Grecs) of the middle 19th century. The term is rather one applied by outsiders to certain artists of grave and refined style, such as Hamon and Aubert, than a name adopted by the artists themselves.

The modern Hebrew language.

An adherent of Neo-Hegelianism.

The philosophy of a school of British and American idealists who follow Hegel in dialectical or logical method and in the general outcome of their doctrine. The founders and leaders of Neo-Hegelianism include: in England, T. H. Green (1836-1882); in Scotland, J. Caird (1820-98) and E. Caird (1835-1908); in the United States, W. T. Harris (1835-1909) and Josiah Royce (1855- -).

Same as Romaic.

Hellenism as surviving or revival in modern times; the practice or pursuit of ancient Greek ideals in modern life, art, or literature, as in the Renaissance.

An adherent of Neo-Kantianism.

The philosophy of modern thinkers who follow Kant in his general theory of knowledge, esp. of a group of German philosophers including F. A. Lange, H. Cohen, Paul Natorp, and others.

Lamarckism as revived, modified, and expounded by recent biologists, esp. as maintaining that the offspring inherits characters acquired by the parent from change of environment, use or disuse of parts, etc.; -- opposed of Neo-Darwinism (which see, above).

Applied to the Romance languages, as being mostly of Latin origin.

Designating, or pertaining to, a group of modern economists who hold to the Malthusianism doctrine that permanent betterment of the general standard of living is impossible without decrease of competition by limitation of the number of births.

Of or pert. to Neo-Scholasticism.

The modern revival of the Scholastic philosophy, esp. of that of Thomas Aquinas, with critical revision to suit the exigencies of the general advance in learning. The Neo-Scholastic movement received a great impetus from Leo XIII.'s interest in it.

The modern, or true, Crustacea, as distinguished from the Merostomata.

More recent than the Eocene, that is, including both the Miocene and Pliocene divisions of the Tertiary.

Belonging to, or designating, the modern revival or adaptation of classical, esp. Greco-Roman, style, taste and manner of work in architecture, arts, literature, etc.

a revival of the classical Greek and Roman style in art or literature.

an advocate of neoclassicism.

Control by a powerful country of its former colonies (or other less developed countries) by economic pressures. In contrast to colonialism, in which one country controls another territory by military force.

Of or pertaining to the lower greensand.

The cortical part of the neencephalon; the most recently evolved part of the cerebral cortex of the brain of higher animals, and the site of most of the higher brain functions; called also neopallium.

Of or pertaining to the neocortex.

Of or pertaining to the universe in its present state; specifically, pertaining to the races of men known to history.

Government by new or inexperienced hands; upstart rule; raw or untried officials.

The form of Neo-Kantianism developed by French idealists, following C. Renouvier. It rejects the noumena of Kant, restricting knowledge to phenomena as constituted by a priori categories.

In ancient Sparta, one of those Helots who were freed by the state in reward for military service.

The chemical element of atomic number 60, one of the rare earth elements. Symbol Nd. Atomic weight 144.27.

Of or pertaining to the New World, or Western Hemisphere.

A person recently married.

An alloy resembling silver, and consisting chiefly of copper, zinc, and nickel, with small proportions of tin, aluminium, and bismuth.

One of a group of philologists who apply phonetic laws more widely and strictly than was formerly done, and who maintain that these laws admit of no real exceptions.

A new method or system of writing.

A political orientation originating in the 1960s, blending liberal political views with an emphasis on economic growth.

Of or pertaining to, or designating, an era characterized by late remains in stone; the late stone age. Estimated as beginning around 9000 b. c. in the Middle East, this period is characterized by the beginnings of farming, the domestication of animals, and the manufacture of textiles and pottery.

A neologist.

Neologism.

Of or pertaining to neology; employing new words; of the nature of, or containing, new words or new doctrines.

In a neological manner.

The introduction of new words, or the use of old words in a new sense.

One who introduces new words or new senses of old words into a language.

Of or pertaining to neology; neological.

The act or process of neologizing.

To introduce or use new words or terms or new uses of old words.

The introduction of a new word, or of words or significations, into a language; as, the present nomenclature of chemistry is a remarkable instance of neology.

The time of the new moon; the beginning of the month in the lunar calendar.

A division of vermiform gastropod mollusks, without a shell, belonging to the Isopleura.

A structure, part, or organ developed independently, that is, not derived from a similar structure, part, or organ, in a preexisting form.

of or pertaining to a neonate; as, neonatal care; a neonatal unit at a hospital.

A newborn child, especially one less than one month old.

Neologism.

Of or pertaining to the Neonomians, or in accordance with their doctrines.

The doctrines or belief of the neonomians.

Revived or new paganism.

The neocortex.

A new convert or proselyte; -- a name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to such as have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, esp. to converts from heathenism or Judaism.

Growth or development of new material; neoplasty.

A new formation or tissue, the product of morbid action.

Of or pertaining to neoplasty, or neoplasia.

Restoration of a part by granulation, adhesive inflammation, or autoplasty.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Neoplatonism or the Neoplatonists.

A pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, of which Plotinus was the chief (a. d. 205-270), and which sought to reconcile the Platonic and Aristotelian systems with Oriental theosophy. It tended to mysticism and theurgy, and was the last product of Greek philosophy.

One who held to Neoplatonism; a member of the Neoplatonic school.

A panorama of the interior of a building, seen from within.

The substance constituting the edible bird's nest.

The study of young birds.

One of modern times; a modern.

Recent in origin; modern; new.

Recently; newly.

An innovation or novelty; a neoteric word or phrase.

One who introduces new words or phrases; a neologist.

To innovate; to coin or introduce new words.

Belonging to, or designating, a region of the earth's surface which comprises most of South America, the Antilles, and tropical North America.

More recent than the Paleozoic, -- that is, including the Mesozoic and Cenozoic.

Catnip.

A genus of aquatic hemipterous insects. The species feed upon other insects and are noted for their voracity; -- called also scorpion bug and water scorpion.

A native or natives of Nepal, or an inhabitant of Nepal.

same as Nepalese.

Of or pertaining to Nepal (formerly written Nepaul), a kingdom North of India; same as Nepalese. A native or natives of Nepal.

A natural family coextensive with the genus Nepenthes.

A drug used by the ancients to give relief from pain and sorrow; -- by some supposed to have been opium or hasheesh. Hence, anything soothing and comforting.

Same as Nepenthe.

A genus of labiate plants, including the catnip and ground ivy.

Total abstinence from spirituous liquor.

One who advocates or practices nephalism.

A mineral occuring at Vesuvius, in glassy hexagonal crystals; also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses having a greasy luster, as the variety elaeolite. It is a silicate of aluminia, soda, and potash.

An instrument for reckoning the distances or velocities of clouds.

An instrument for measuring or registering the amount of cloudiness.

A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant.

Giants.

An instrument for observing the clouds and their velocity.

Neuralgia of the kidneys; a disease characterized by pain in the region of the kidneys without any structural lesion of the latter.

Of or pertaining to a nephridium.

A segmental tubule; one of the tubules of the primitive urinogenital organs; a segmental organ. See Illust. under Loeven's larva.

A hard compact mineral, of a dark green color, formerly worn as a remedy for diseases of the kidneys, whence its name; kidney stone; a kind of jade. It varies in color from white to dark green. It is the more common and less valuable variety of jade, the other being jadeite. Large deposits are found in Australia. Called also nephritic stone. See also Jade.

A medicine adapted to relieve or cure disease of the kidneys.

Of or pertaining to the kidneys or urinary organs; renal; as, a nephritic disease.

An inflammation of the kidneys.

Of or pertaining to kidney stones, or renal calculi.

A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys, and their structure and functions.

A natural family in some classifications coextensive with the Homaridae.

The funnel-shaped opening of a nephridium into the body cavity.

Extraction of stone from the kidney by cutting.

The goddess associated with ritual of the dead; sister of Geb and Nut; wife of Set.

Any plant of the genus Nephthytis.

A natural family of water scorpions.

Of or relating to a nephew.

Of or pertaining to nepotism.

Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of one's family; bestowal of patronage in consideration of relationship, rather than of merit or of legal claim.

One who practices nepotism.

The son of Saturn and Ops, the god of the waters, especially of the sea. He is represented as bearing a trident for a scepter.

Of or pertaining to the ocean or sea.

As seen from Neptune, or having Neptune as a center; as, Neptunicentric longitude or force.

One who adopts the Neptunian theory.

A radioactive metallic element of atomic number 93, produced in nuclear reactors from Plutonium or Uranium. Symbol Np; The atomic weight of the most stable isotope is 237.0482.

Nearer.

A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish.

Any annelid resembling Nereis, or of the family Lycoridae or allied families.

A Nereid. See Nereid.

Fossil tracks of annelids.

A genus of gigantic seaweeds.