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newcome

newcome adjective: just arrived; lately come.

Adjective

newcome (comparative more newcome, superlative most newcome)

  1. Just arrived; lately come.

Noun

newcome (plural newcomes)

  1. A stranger newly arrived; a newcomer.
  2. (dialectal) The time at which any fruit comes into season.

Proper noun capitalized: Newcome

Newcome

  1. A surname.

newcome meaning in Tamil

newcome in Tamil

வந்தேறி

Forms of newcome

Adjective
comparativemore newcome
superlativemost newcome
alternative formnew-come
Noun
pluralnewcomes

Origin of newcome

From Middle English neowecomen, from Old English nīwcumen, nīwancumen (“newly come, just arrived”), equivalent to new- + come.

From Middle English neowecomen, from Old English nīwcumen, nīwancumen (“new-comer, neophyte, novice”).

Questions about newcome

What does newcome mean?
Newcome means just arrived; lately come.
What is newcome in Tamil?
Newcome in Tamil is வந்தேறி. See Newcome meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is newcome?
Newcome can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.

Words near newcome in the dictionary

  1. Newcomb's paradox
  2. Newcomb's problem
  3. Newcombe
  4. Newcombes
  5. Newcombs
  6. newcome
  7. Newcomen
  8. newcomer
  9. newcomers
  10. newcomes
  11. newcoming

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