I. |nēə|terik adjective
Etymology: Late Latin neotericus, from Late Greek neōterikos, from Greek, youthful, from neōteros more recent, newer (compar. of neos young, new) + -ikos -ic — more at new
: recent in origin : modern
Synonyms: see new
II. noun
( -s )
: modern 1 ; especially : a modern writer