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a novel situation
Definition
new and original — typically something considered good
- To counter that, a search is under way for novel approaches, finding an "architecture" different from...eight — Teaching Computers to Speak American (74% in)
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- No one is quite sure where the name California came from, but the default theory is a Spanish novel about; an island with the qualities of paradise.seven — Language from a State of Change (5% in)
- On the other hand, it is not only human but very American to delight in novelty, and our language bursts with it.one — The Language Wars (82% in)
- Young women are always alert to novelty in fashion, but certain young women are willing to embrace it sooner, and some have the natural authority to induce others to follow.two — Changing Dialects: Dingbatters Versus Hoi-Toiders (69% in)
- The idea of reconquest was deftly satirized by Jim Lehrer in the 1966 novel Viva Max, made into a film with Peter Ustinov, which imagined a bored Mexican general marching troops to San Antonio and retaking the Alamo.five — Hispanic Immigration: Reconquest or Assimilation? (7% in)
- The influence of Black English and hip-hop expressions is obvious in another novelty that is driving language change, IM-ing or Instant Messaging.six — Bad-mouthing Black English (95% in)
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