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novice

nov·ice [ nóvviss ] (plural nov·ic·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. beginner: somebody who is beginning or learning an activity and has acquired little skill in it

2. religious student: somebody who has joined a religious order but has not yet taken final vows

[14th century. Via French< late Latin novicius< Latin novus "new"]

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See beginner.

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