01 a. Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into on…
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Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's possession; not early or long in being; of late origin; recent; fresh; modern; -- opposed to old, as, a new coat; a new house; a new book; a new fashion.
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Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes.
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Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now commencing; different from what has been; as, a new year; a new course or direction.
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As if lately begun or made; having the state or quality of original freshness; also, changed for the better; renovated; unworn; untried; unspent; as, rest and travel made him a new man.“Steadfasty purposing to lead a new life.” — Bk. of Com. Prayer.“Men after long emaciating diets, fat, and almost new.” — Bacon.
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Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously known or famous.
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Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed.“New to the plow, unpracticed in the trace.” — Pope.
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Fresh from anything; newly come.“New from her sickness to that northern air.” — Dryden.
Phrases & compounds
New birth —
See under Birth.
New heart —
a heart or character changed by the power of God, so as to be governed by new and holy motives.
New land —
land cleared and cultivated for the first time.
New light —
See Crappie.
New moon —
The moon in its first quarter, or when it first appears after being invisible.
New Red Sandstone —
an old name for the formation immediately above the coal measures or strata, now divided into the Permian and Trias.
New style —
See Style.
New testament —
See under Testament.
New world —
the land of the Western Hemisphere; -- so called because not known to the inhabitants of the Eastern Hemisphere until recent times.