neophyte

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously
  2. noun any new participant in some activity
  3. noun a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin neophytus, from Ancient Greek νεόφυτος (neóphutos, “newly planted”), from νέος (néos, “new”) + φυτόν (phutón, “plant, child”). By surface analysis, neo- + -phyte.

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