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neoteric (adj) – Of recent origin; modern.

Source : The Free Dictionary

Etymology : “Recent in origin, new, modern,” 1590s, from Late Latin neotericus, from Greek ne?terikos “youthful, fresh, modern,” from ne?teros, comparative of neos “new”.

Peter is a fourth-generation New Zealander, with his mother's and father's folks having arrived in New Zealand in the 1870s. He lives in Lower Hutt with his wife, some cats and assorted computers. His...