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  • 131tyro — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. beginner, novice, amateur, learner. See learning. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. beginner, learner, apprentice; see amateur , beginner . See Synonym Study at amateur . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n.… …

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  • 132novice — novice, novitiate, apprentice, probationer, postulant, neophyte are comparable when applied to one who is a beginner, especially in a trade, a profession, a career, or a sphere of life. Novice and the less common novitiate may be applied to… …

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