An international auxiliary language, or interlanguage, published by the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen in 1928.

A novice. / The period during which a novice of a religious order undergoes training. / The place where a novice lives and studies.

plural of novice

A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject. / (religion) A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation.

plural of novitiate

(physics) A conjecture asserting that it is impossible to create paradoxes by time travel because the past cannot be changed.

plural of novity

(countable, now rare) An innovation; a novelty. / (uncountable, now rare) Novelty; newness.

plural of noviceship

The state or position of being a novice.