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ovelty (gcide) | Owelty \Ow"el*ty\, n. [OF. oelt['e], ivelt['e].] (Law)
Equality; -- sometimes written ovelty and ovealty.
--Burrill.
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| podobné slovo | definícia |
novelty (encz) | novelty,novinka novelty,novost |
novelty shop (encz) | novelty shop, n: |
Novelty (gcide) | Novelty \Nov"el*ty\, n.; pl. Novelties. [OF. novelt['e], F.
nouveaut['e], L. novellitas.]
1. The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness;
recentness of origin or introduction.
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Novelty is the great parent of pleasure. --South.
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2. Something novel; a new or strange thing.
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3. A small mass-produced article of little value; a
knickknack.
Syn: knickknack.
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novelty (wn) | novelty
n 1: originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel [syn:
freshness, novelty]
2: originality by virtue of being new and surprising [syn:
novelty, freshness]
3: a small inexpensive mass-produced article [syn: knickknack,
novelty]
4: cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn: bangle,
bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket] |
novelty shop (wn) | novelty shop
n 1: a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as
gifts [syn: gift shop, novelty shop] |
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