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Neophyte
01
Someone who is just beginning to engage in a field, skill, or practice
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
neophytes
Examples
The coding workshop welcomed neophytes with no prior experience.
02
a person recently initiated into the Christian faith, especially one undergoing instruction before baptism or confirmation
Examples
The neophyte attended weekly catechism classes with devotion.
03
a newly observed species in a given region
Examples
Botanists documented the neophyte along the riverbank.
