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novice definition
Overview
This page has 7 definitions of novice with English translations in 4 languages. Novice is a noun and adjective. Examples of how to use novice in a sentence are shown. Also define these 0 related words and terms: .
English novice definition
Etymology
From Middle English novice, novys, from Anglo-Norman novice, Middle French novice, itself borrowed from Latin novīcius, later novitius (“new, newly arrived”) (in Late Latin as a noun, masculine novicius, feminine novicia (“one who has newly entered a monastery or a convent”)), from novus (“new”).
Pronunciation
Noun
novice (plural novices)
- A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject. [from 14th c.]
- I'm only a novice at coding, and my programs frequently have bugs that more experienced programmers would avoid.
- (religion) A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation. [from 14th c.]
- 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), page 1137:
- 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 […]
- 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), page 1137:
Synonyms
- (person new to an activity): amateur, greenhorn, learner, neophyte, newbie, newling
- See also Thesaurus:beginner
Related terms
Translations
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Dictionary:Entry layout § Translations.
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Further reading
- novice in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- novice in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- novice at OneLook Dictionary Search.
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French novice definition
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
novice m or f (plural novices)
Adjective
novice (plural novices)
Further reading
- “novice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman novice definition
Etymology
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”).
Noun
novice m or f (plural novices)
Romanian novice definition
Etymology
Noun
novice m (plural novici)
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) novice | noviceul | (niște) novici | novicii |
genitive/dative | (unui) novice | noviceului | (unor) novici | novicilor |
vocative | noviceule | novicilor |