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1. new \'n(y)u:, before a stress in geographical names also n(y)u. or 
   \'n(y)u:-ish\ aj [ME, fr. OE ni-we; akin to OHG niuwi new, L novus, Gk n]X 
   n(y)*(-w)eos 1: having existed or having been made but a short time : 
   RECENT  2a1: recently manifested, recognized, or experienced : NOVEL  2a2: 
   UNFAMILIAR {visit ~ places}  2b: being other than the former or old {~ 
   model}  3: UNACCUSTOMED {~ to the job}  4a: beginning as the resumption or 
   repetition of a previous act or thing <(~ day} 4b: REFRESHED, REGENERATED 
   {awoke a ~ man}  5: different from one of the same that has existed 
   previously {~ r ealism} 6: of dissimilar origin and usu. of superior 
   quality {introducing ~R blood} cap, of a language  7: MODERN; esp : having 
   been in use after medieval times an having recently come into existence or 
   use. NEW may apply to what is freshly made and unused {new brick} or has 
   not been known before {new design} or not experienced before {starts his 
   new job} NOVEL applies to what is not only new but strange or 
   unprecedented; MODERN applies to what belongs to or is characteristic of 
   the present time or the present era; ORIGINAL applies to what is the first 
   of its kind to exist; FRESH applies to what has not lost its qualities of 
   newness such as liveliness, energy, brightness - new.ish aj SYN syn NEW, 
   NOVEL, MODERN, ORIGINAL, FRESH me 
2. new \'n(y)u:\ av : NEWLY, RECENTLY