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nov·ice  audio  (nvs) KEY  

NOUN:
  1. A person new to a field or activity; a beginner.
  2. A person who has entered a religious order but has not yet taken final vows. Also called novitiate .

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin novcius, from Latin, recently entered into a condition, from Latin novus, new; see newo- in Indo-European roots


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