Webster's English Dictionary

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novelty

nov.el.ty \'na:v-*l-te-\ n [ME novelte, fr. MF novelete`, fr. novel] 1: 
   something new or unusual  2: the quality or state of being novel : NEWNESS  
   3: a small manufactured article intended mainly for personal or household a 
   dornment - usu. used in pl.