novelty

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms

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[edit] Etymology

From adjective novel, from Latin adjective novus, new.

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novelty (countable and uncountable; plural novelties)

1. The state of being new or novel; newness.
2. A new product; an innovation.
   • 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 10.

     Reconciling profound enquiry with clearness, and truth with novelty.

3. A small mass-produced trinket.
4. In novelty theory, newness, density of complexification, and dynamic change as opposed to static habituation.

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• novelty theory