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novice.

beginner, novice

6 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/nɔ.vis/

  1. beginner, novice

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French novice, from Old French novice, borrowed 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”).

adj/nɔ.vis/

  1. inexperienced

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French novice, from Old French novice, borrowed 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”).

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