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noun
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a person who has been received into a religious order or congregation for a period of probation before taking vows.
3.
a person newly become a church member.
4.
a recent convert to Christianity.
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Novice
is a TOEFL word you need to know.
So is produce. Does it mean:
| to declare or tell in advance; prophesy or foretell |
| to bring into existence; give rise to or cause |
Example Sentences
- In physics starting with the equations promotes novice style problem solving.
- Before the novice has time to retaliate, the auction closes.
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Word Origin & History
novice
mid-14c., "probationer in a religious order," from O.Fr. novice, from M.L. novicius, noun use of L. novicius "newly imported, inexperienced" (of slaves), from novus "new" (see new). Meaning "inexperienced person" is attested from early 15c.
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