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** English
*** Etymology
[en] From [en], [enm], from [en], [en], itself borrowed from [en], later [la]
(in [en] as a noun, masculine [la], feminine [la]), from [la].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. A beginner ; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject. [from 14th c.]
2. [en] [en] A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation . [from 14th c.]
3. * 1983 , [Lawrence Durrell] , _Sebastian_ , Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), page 1137:
4. *: Nor had it been difficult to find a Coptic priest who, together with his youthful NOVICE , chanted the seemingly interminable Egyptian service of the dead [...]
*** Adjective
[en-adj]
1. Of a beginner ; unfamiliar or unexperienced in a particular subject .
**** Synonyms
- [person new to an activity] [en] , [en] , [en] , [en] , [en] , [en]
- See also Thesaurus:beginner
**** Related terms
{{col4|en |novel |novelisation |novelise |novelization |novelize |novella
|novelty |novitiate }}
**** Translations
[beginner]
[new member of a religious order]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Catalan: [ca] , [ca]
- Czech: [cs] , [cs]
- Danish: [da]
- Esperanto: [eo]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Galician: [gl] , [gl]
- Georgian: [ka]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Greek: [el] , [el]
- Hungarian: [hu] , [hu] , [hu]
- Lao: [lo]
- Macedonian: [mk] , [mk] , [mk]
- Norwegian:
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
- Turkish: [tr]
- Ukrainian: [uk]
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- Hausa: [ha]
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*** Further reading
- [R:Webster 1913]
- [R:Century 1911]
- [R:OneLook]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]
** French
*** Etymology
[fr], from [fr], borrowed from [fr], [la], from [fr], [la], from [la].
*** Pronunciation
- [fr-IPA]
*** Noun
[mfbysense]
1. beginner , [en]
*** Adjective
[fr-adj]
1. inexperienced
*** Further reading
- [R:fr:TLFi]
** Norman
*** Etymology
From [nrf], borrowed from [nrf], [la], from [nrf], [la], from [la].
*** Noun
[mf]
1. [nrf] novice
[nrf]
** Romanian
*** Etymology
[ro].
*** Noun
[m]
1. [en]
**** Declension
[pl=novici]