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Original entry ↗noun
The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. · A form or sample of the element. · Neon signs or lights, collectively. · A neon tetra fish.
adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryThat resembles a neon light; extremely bright; fluorescent
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νέον (néon)lbor. English neon Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter of νέος (néos, “new”), from Proto-Hellenic *newos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos. By surface analysis, neo- + -on (suffix used in all noble gases).
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