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utopia
/juˈtoʊpiə/ · 6 letters · 6 distinct letters
- noun
ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects
- noun
a work of fiction describing a utopia
Word history
From New Latin Ūtopia, the name of a fictional island possessing a seemingly perfect socio politico legal system in the book Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More. Coined from Ancient Greek οὐ (ou, “not”) + τόπος (tópos, “place, region”) + ία (ía).
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