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| no·vi·ti·ate [ nō víshee ət, nō víshət ] (plural no·vi·ti·ates) or no·vi·ci·ate [ nō víshee ət, nō víshət ] (plural no·vi·ci·ates) |
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1. probationary period: the period of time during which somebody is a novice, especially in a religious order
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2. novices' living quarters: the part of a monastery or convent where novices live
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3. religion
Same as novice (sense 2)
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| [Early 17th century. < French noviciat, or medieval Latin noviciatus< late Latin novicius (see novice)] |
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