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meon

meon noun: spignel, Meum athamanticum.

meon: spignel, Meum athamanticum
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Noun

meon (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) spignel, Meum athamanticum
    Synonyms:
    meu, meum, baldmoney, maldmoney, spignel, spicknel, spiknel, spikenel, bearwort, bear-wort
  2. something akin to unformed matter or being of pure potence

Proper noun capitalized: Meon

Meon

  1. A river in Hampshire, England, which empties into the Solent.

Synonyms of meon

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  • bear's wort

Origin of meon

From Ancient Greek μῆον (mêon), probably from μεῖον (meîon, “lesser”) for its small size.

Certainly of Celtic origin and possibly related to the river name Moenis.

Words formed from meon

Questions about meon

What does meon mean?
Meon means spignel, Meum athamanticum.
What part of speech is meon?
Meon can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near meon in the dictionary

  1. Meola
  2. Meolas
  3. Meole Brace
  4. Meols
  5. Meols Cop
  6. meon
  7. Meonian
  8. Meonstoke
  9. meontic
  10. meontology
  11. Meopham

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