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nouveau

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /nuːˈvəʊ/
  • US: /nuːˈvoʊ/
  • CMU ARPABET: N UW2 V OW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

New, fashionable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A wine released in the same year that the grapes were harvested to make it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: beverages, food, lifestyle, oenology, wine

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History

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French nouveau. Recognized as English in 1828. Doublet of novel.

Real reading context

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