"neanic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /niˈæn.ɪk/
Rhymes: -ænɪk Etymology: From Ancient Greek νεανικός (neanikós), from νεᾱνῐ́ᾱς (neānĭ́ās, “young person”) + -ικός (-ikós). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|νεανικός}} Ancient Greek νεανικός (neanikós), {{af|grc|νεᾱνῐ́ᾱς|-ικός|nocat=1|t1=young person}} νεᾱνῐ́ᾱς (neānĭ́ās, “young person”) + -ικός (-ikós) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} neanic (not comparable)
  1. Relating to youth or the early stages. Tags: not-comparable
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