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noun (novelties, -)
- the state of being new or novel; newness
- a new product; an innovation
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 10.
- : reconciling profound enquiry with clearness, and truth with .
- a small mass-produced trinket
- in novelty theory, newness, density of complexification, and dynamic change as opposed to static habituation
Translations: - Dutch: nieuwigheid
- French: nouveauté
- German: Neuheit(de)f
- Italian: novití
- Spanish: novedad
Etymology: From adjective novel, from Latin adjective novus, new.
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