-noia
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a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “thought”: paranoia.
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Origin of -noia
Words nearby -noia
no holds barred, no-hoper, no-host, nohow, NOI, -noia, n.o.i.b.n., no ifs or buts, noil, nointer, noir
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How to use -noia in a sentence
At the same time it reached Noia, a small city of Puglia, situated on the Adriatic.
Garcia the Centenarian And His Times|M. Sterling MackinlayNew attitudes of the soul, a meta/noia, may be demanded, before such responsiveness is possible.
Introduction to Robert Browning|Hiram Corson