nouveau

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French nouveau < Middle French novel. Recognized as English in 1828.

[edit] Adjective

nouveau (not comparable)

Positive
nouveau

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)
  1. New, fashionable.

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Adjective

nouveau m. (f. nouvelle, m. plural nouveaus, f. plural nouvelles)

  1. new

[edit] Usage notes

  • For masculine singular words, nouveau becomes nouvel before a word beginning with a vowel.

[edit] Noun

nouveau m. (plural nouveaus)

  1. New person, new thing.

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