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neoteric (adj) – Of recent origin; modern.
Source : The Free Dictionary
Etymology : An odd thing about neoteric is that this word for things that are modern and new is itself rather old. It’s been part of English since at least 1596, and its roots go back even further—to ancient Greek. We adapted the word from Late Latin ne?tericus, which also means “recent.” Ne?tericus in turn comes from Late Greek ne?terikós and ultimately from Greek néos, meaning “new” or “young.” As old as its roots are, however, neoteric itself entered English later than its synonyms modern (which appeared earlier in the 16th century) and newfangled (which has been with us since the 15th century).
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