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   Nov·ice

   /ˈnävəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person new to or inexperienced in a field or situation: "he was a complete novice in foreign affairs" Similar beginnerlearnerinexperienced personneophytenewcomernew membernew recruitraw recruitnew boy/girlinitiatetyrofledglingapprenticetraineeprobationerstudentpupilmenteetenderfootinformal:rookienew kidnewienewbiegreenhornpunkOpposite expertveteran
   • ▪ a person who has entered a religious order and is under probation, before taking vows. Similar novitiatepostulantproselytecatechumenneophyte
   • ▪ an animal, especially a racehorse, that has not yet won a major prize or reached a level of performance to qualify for important events.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin novicius, from novus ‘new’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • V

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   • I

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   • C

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   • E

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