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tyro.

A beginner; a novice.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtaɪɹəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtaɪəɹəʊ/Received-Pronunciation, dated/ˈtaɪɹoʊ/General-American
  1. A beginner; a novice.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin tyro, and from its etymon Latin tīrō (“beginner, novice; young apprentice; (Roman military) recruit”); further etymology unknown, possibly from an unattested Etruscan word.

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