noun
Meaning 1
A new feature, a novelty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
novum
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noun
Meaning 2
An innovation which is fictional, but, following the logic of cognitive estrangement (characteristic of science fiction), is afforded plausibility by the assumption that the fictional setting is scientifically consistent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, literature, media, narratology, publishing, science-fiction, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
A game of dice, properly called novem quinque, the two principal throws being nine and five.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin novum.