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NEONOMOUS

\nˈiːə͡ʊnəməs], \nˈiːə‍ʊnəməs], \n_ˈiː__əʊ_n_ə_m_ə_s]\

Definitions of NEONOMOUS

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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n[=e]-on'o-mus, adj. having a greatly modified biological structure, specialised according to recent conditions of environment. [Gr. neos, new, nomos, law.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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