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| new [ noo ] (comparative newer, superlative newest) |
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1. recently made: recently made, created, or invented
 a new drug
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2. first-hand: not yet used by anyone else
It's a totally new washing machine
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3. replacing existing one: replacing or supplementing something of the same kind that already exists
new rules to enhance security
I'll have a new boss from next week.
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4. recently discovered: recently discovered or noticed, though existing before
The new comet will be visible at the beginning of July this year.
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5. with recently acquired status: having recently acquired a particular status or position
a new mother
the new medical school graduates
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6. previously unfamiliar: not seen, known, or experienced by somebody before and thus unfamiliar
The city was completely new to me.
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7. unused to something: unaccustomed to something, e.g. such as a place, job, or situation, through having only recently arrived there or experienced it for the first time
He's not new to this city.
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8. changed: changed, especially for the better
I felt as if I had slept, and had now just awakened - a new woman, with a new mind.
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9. revived or different: constituting a revived, different, improved, or more advanced form of something, e.g. a political or artistic movement, that already exists or that existed before
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10. early: appearing early in the season
new potatoes
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| [ Old English nēowe< Indo-European] |
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new, novel, innovative, fresh, newfangled, original
CORE MEANING: never experienced before or having recently come into being
new recently made, created, or invented, or not previously known or encountered;
new technologies like DNA-fingerprinting
over 125,000 species of flora and fauna, many of which were entirely new to science
novel new and different, often in an interesting, unusual, or inventive way;
The company came up with a novel idea for a faster train.
The bank has introduced a novel way of detecting credit card crime.
innovative new and creative, especially in the way something is done;
a program to support flexible, innovative transportation alternatives
fresh excitingly or refreshingly different from what has been done or experienced previously;
a completely fresh approach
a fresh start in a different city
newfangled puzzlingly or worryingly new or different, especially because it seems gimmicky or overcomplicated;
one of those newfangled small cameras that do almost everything for you
A traditionalist at heart, he is instinctively suspicious of newfangled ideas.
original completely new and not copied or derived from something else;
Leonardo's highly original method of fresco working
On examination it is seen that these ideas are not so very original after all. |
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