novice

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From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin novicius, later novitius (new, newly arrived), in Middle Latin as a noun, novicius, masculine, novicia (feminine, one who has newly entered a monastery or a convent), from novus (new).

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novice (plural novices)

  1. A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.
    I'm only a novice at coding, and my programs frequently have bugs that more experienced programmers wouldn't make.
  2. (religion) A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation.
    The sisterhood required that prospective novices take an introductory course before applying to join the order.

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