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nouveau

adjective
nou·​veau | \ nü-ˈvō How to pronounce nouveau (audio) \

Definition of nouveau

: newly arrived or developed

Examples of nouveau in a Sentence

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 Muriel Spark’s more astringent, nouveau roman–style performances may be another starting place for comparisons—or maybe Ottessa Moshfegh’s delicious cruelties. — Christopher Tayler, Harper's magazine, "New Books," 19 Aug. 2019 Bad boy Vice Media is suddenly nouveau riche, everyone wants a piece of BuzzFeed, and while First Look may only have one funder— — Mat Honan, WIRED, "Inside the Buzz-Fueled Media Startups Battling for Your Attention," 17 Dec. 2014

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First Known Use of nouveau

1828, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for nouveau

borrowed from French, "new," going back to Middle French (back-formation from the plural nouveaulx, nouveaux), going back to Old French novel, going back to Latin novellus "young, tender (of plants or animals)," from novus "new" + -ellus, diminutive suffix — more at new entry 1

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