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novice

/nɔ.vis/

noun, masculine/feminine/nɔ.vis/plural: novices

beginner, novice

Synonyms: néophyte, débutant, bleu

Related: noviciat

Inherited from Middle French novice, from Old French novice, borrowed from Late Latin novīcius, novīcia (“one who has newly entered a monastery or a convent”), from Latin novīcius, novītius (“new, newly arrived”), from novus (“new”).

adjective/nɔ.vis/

inexperienced

Inherited from Middle French novice, from Old French novice, borrowed from Late Latin novīcius, novīcia (“one who has newly entered a monastery or a convent”), from Latin novīcius, novītius (“new, newly arrived”), from novus (“new”).