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Etymology
From adjective novel, from Latin adjective novus, new.

Pronunciation
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Noun
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en-noun|novelties|-

1. the state of being new or novel; newness
2. a new product; an innovation

#* 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 10.
#*: reconciling profound enquiry with clearness, and truth with novelty.

1. a small mass-produced trinket
2. in novelty theory, newness, density of complexification, and dynamic change as opposed to static habituation

Translations
trans-top|the state of being new
Arabic: Arab|شئ غ�ر �أ��� IPAchar|(ši� �er ma�lūf) m
Chinese: �� (xīnqí)
Dutch: nieuwigheid f
Finnish: uutuus
French: nouveauté f
German: t+|de|Neuheit|f
Hungarian: újszerűség, újdonság
trans-mid
Italian: novità f
Japanese: ��� (�����, mezurashisa)
Korean: �기� (sin-giham)
Portuguese: t|pt|novidade|f
Russian: новизна (novizná) f
Spanish: novedad f
Swedish: ovanlighet c
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trans-top|a new product
German: t+|de|Neuheit|f
trans-mid
Portuguese: t|pt|novidade|f
Spanish: novedad f
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Derived terms
novelty theory

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• 2007-12-11 00:35 - Stephen G. Brown - /* Translations */

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