novice
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnɒvɪs/
Etymology
In summary
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”).
Related words
inexperienced person
young person
raw recruit
first offender
junior member
low-ranking employee
Buddhist novice
not skillful
nowicjusz
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