Nov

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·1 syllable ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A novice. rare, slang

    "The novice eights race demonstrated one of the reasons UVa manages to be so good year after year; the UVa novs finished first and second in the event, while Clemson's novice crew, the surprise of the regatta, took third."

  2. 2
    the month following October and preceding December wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of November. abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Nov (“November”). alt-of

Synonyms

All synonyms
ceno-neo-novembernovembernvnv

Example

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"The 2016 World Chess Championship is being held in New York City, from Nov. 11 to Nov. 30."

Etymology

Clipping of novice.

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