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novi

novi noun: a new pupil.

Noun (1)

novi (plural novis)

  1. (slang, Tonbridge School) A new pupil.
    • In part it is sensible, requiring a novi to know names of masters, whereabouts of rooms, colours of houses and so on.1964, Richard Bradley, Tonbridge: a progress report, page 31

Proper noun capitalized: Novi

Novi

  1. A city in Oakland County, Michigan, United States.

Noun (2) capitalized: Novi

Novi (plural Novis)

  1. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Novi engine.

Forms of novi

pluralnovis
pluralNovis

Origin of novi

Clipping of novice.

Phrases with novi

Questions about novi

What does novi mean?
Novi means a new pupil.
What part of speech is novi?
Novi can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of novi?
The plural of novi is novis.

Words near novi in the dictionary

  1. Novgorod Republic
  2. Novgorodian
  3. Novgorodians
  4. novgorodovaite
  5. Novhorod-Siverskyi
  6. novi
  7. Novi engine
  8. Novi engines
  9. Novi Golubovec
  10. Novi Marof
  11. Novi Sad

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