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novice
/ˈnɒvɪs/
noun
1 A person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation.
1.1
An animal, especially a racehorse, that has not yet won a major prize
or reached a sufficient level of performance to qualify for important
events.
2 A person who has entered a religious order and is under probation, before taking vows.
Origin
Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin novicius, from novus ‘new’.
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