novice
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Anglo-Norman novice, Middle French novice, from Latin novīcius, later novitius (“new, newly arrived”) (in Late Latin as a noun, novicius, masculine, novicia (“feminine, one who has newly entered a monastery or a convent”)), from novus (“new”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
novice (plural novices)
- A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject. [from 14th c.]
- I'm only a novice at coding, and my programs frequently have bugs that more experienced programmers wouldn't make.
- (religion) A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation. [from 14th c.]
- 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1137:
- Nor had it been difficult to find a Coptic priest who, together with his youthful novice, chanted the seemingly interminable Egyptian service of the dead [...].
- 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1137:
Synonyms [edit]
- (person new to an activity): amateur, greenhorn, learner, neophyte, newbie, newling
- See also Wikisaurus:beginner
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
beginner
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new member of a religious order
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External links [edit]
- novice in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- novice in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- novice at OneLook Dictionary Search
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /nɔ.vis/
Noun [edit]
novice m and f (plural novices)
Adjective [edit]
novice (masculine and feminine, plural novices)
Jèrriais [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French novice, from Late Latin novīcius, novīcia (“one who has newly entered a monastery or a convent”), from Latin novīcius, novītius (“new, newly arrived”), from novus (“new”).
Noun [edit]
novice m and f (plural novices)
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