"beginner" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bɪˈɡɪnə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-beginner.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-beginner.wav [US] Forms: beginners [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English begynner, equivalent to begin + -er. Cognate with West Frisian begjinner (“beginner”), Dutch beginner (“beginner”), Low German begünner (“beginner”), Danish nybegynder (“beginner, novice”, literally “new-beginner”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|begynner}} Middle English begynner, {{suf|en|begin|er|id2=agent noun}} begin + -er, {{cog|fy|begjinner|t=beginner}} West Frisian begjinner (“beginner”), {{cog|nl|beginner|t=beginner}} Dutch beginner (“beginner”), {{cog|nds|begünner|t=beginner}} Low German begünner (“beginner”), {{cog|da|nybegynder|lit=new-beginner|t=beginner, novice}} Danish nybegynder (“beginner, novice”, literally “new-beginner”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} beginner (plural beginners)
  1. Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started. Translations (someone who just recently started): fillestar [masculine] (Albanian), مُبْتَدِئ (mubtadiʔ) [masculine] (Arabic), սկսնակ (sksnak) (Armenian), hasiberri (Basque), пачатко́вец (pačatkóvjec) [masculine] (Belarusian), нава́к (navák) [masculine] (Belarusian), нава́чка (naváčka) [feminine] (Belarusian), навачо́к (navačók) [masculine] (Belarusian), навічо́к (navičók) [masculine] (Belarusian), নবিস (nobiś) (Bengali), начина́ещ (načináešt) [masculine] (Bulgarian), нова́к (novák) [masculine] (Bulgarian), novençà [masculine] (Catalan), novici [masculine] (Catalan), novell [masculine] (Catalan), principiant [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), 初學者 (Chinese Mandarin), 初学者 (chūxuézhě) (Chinese Mandarin), 新手 (xīnshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), nováček [masculine] (Czech), začátečník [masculine] (Czech), začátečnice [feminine] (Czech), begynder [common-gender] (Danish), beginneling [masculine] (Dutch), beginnelinge [feminine] (Dutch), beginner [masculine] (Dutch), komencanto (Esperanto), algaja (Estonian), aloittelija (Finnish), noviisi (Finnish), vasta-alkaja (Finnish), débutant [masculine] (French), débutante [feminine] (French), principiante [feminine, masculine] (Galician), novato [masculine] (Galician), novata [feminine] (Galician), ახალბედა (axalbeda) (Georgian), დამწყები (damc̣q̇ebi) (Georgian), Anfänger [masculine] (German), Anfängerin [feminine] (German), Neuling [masculine] (German), αρχάριος (archários) (Greek), πρωτάρης (protáris) [masculine] (Greek), מתחיל (matkhíl) [masculine] (Hebrew), नया (nayā) (Hindi), kezdő (Hungarian), újonc (Hungarian), pemula (Indonesian), principiante [feminine, masculine] (Italian), debuttante [feminine, masculine] (Italian), novizio [masculine] (Italian), esordiente (Italian), novellino [masculine] (Italian), neofita [feminine, masculine] (Italian), 初心者 (shoshinsha) (alt: しょしんしゃ) (Japanese), 初学者 (shogakusha) (alt: しょがくしゃ) (Japanese), ビギナー (biginā) (Japanese), 新参 (shinzan) (alt: しんざん) (Japanese), эклгч (eklgç) (Kalmyk), 초심자 (chosimja) (alt: 初心者) (Korean), 초심자 (chosimja) (Korean), 초보자 (choboja) (Korean), inceptor (Latin), tīrō [masculine] (Latin), naujokas [masculine] (Lithuanian), почетник (početnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), ihu hūpē (Maori), tauhou (Maori), ika tauhou (Maori), नयाँ (nayā̃) (Nepali), c'menchant [masculine] (Norman), nybegynner [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), nybyrjar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), nybegynnar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), مبتدی (mobtadi) (Persian), نوچه (nowče) (Persian), تازهکار (tâze-kâr) (Persian), Aunfenja [masculine] (Plautdietsch), debiutant (Polish), adept [masculine] (Polish), adeptka [feminine] (Polish), początkujący [masculine, plural, singular] (Polish), nowicjusz [masculine] (Polish), nowicjuszka [feminine] (Polish), novato [masculine] (Portuguese), iniciante (Portuguese), principiante (Portuguese), începător [masculine] (Romanian), începătoare [feminine] (Romanian), debutant [masculine] (Romanian), дебюта́нт (debjutánt) [masculine] (Russian), дебюта́нтка (debjutántka) [feminine] (Russian), начина́ющий (načinájuščij) [masculine] (Russian), новичо́к (novičók) [masculine] (Russian), neach-tòiseachaidh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), по̀четнӣк [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), pòčetnīk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), začiatočník [masculine] (Slovak), začiatočníčka [feminine] (Slovak), nováčik [masculine] (Slovene), začetnik [masculine] (Slovene), začetnica [feminine] (Slovene), principiante [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), novato [masculine] (Spanish), novillo [masculine] (Spanish), bisoño [masculine] (Spanish), en ciernes (Spanish), nybörjare [common-gender] (Swedish), novis [common-gender] (Swedish), singki (Tagalog), มือใหม่ (mʉʉ-mài) (Thai), ñwetstse (Tocharian B), acemi (Turkish), çaylak (Turkish), çömez (Turkish), toy (Turkish), çöne [dialectal] (Turkish), початкі́вець (počatkívecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), новачо́к (novačók) [masculine] (Ukrainian), нова́к (novák) [masculine] (Ukrainian), нова́чка (nováčka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), شروعات (śuruāt) (Urdu), người bắt đầu (Vietnamese), người mới học (Vietnamese), priman [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hipriman [masculine] (Volapük), jipriman [feminine] (Volapük), dechreuwr [masculine] (Welsh), אָנפֿאַנגער (onfanger) (Yiddish), אָנהייבער (onheyber) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-beginner-en-noun-27q6Tnv6 Disambiguation of 'someone who just recently started': 58 30 12
  2. Someone who sets something in motion. Translations (someone who sets something in motion): starter (Dutch), alustaja (Estonian), avaaja (Finnish), aloittaja (Finnish), käynnistäjä (Finnish), inițiator [masculine] (Romanian), iniciador (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-beginner-en-noun-ZxRJNJPM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 73 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 33 55 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 23 57 20 Disambiguation of 'someone who sets something in motion': 8 87 5
  3. (theater) An actor who is present on stage in the first moments of a play. Categories (topical): Theater, People
    Sense id: en-beginner-en-noun-HH7St-1L Disambiguation of People: 23 27 51 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: person Derived forms: beginnerish, beginner slope, beginner's trap Related terms: new, naive, unskilled person
Synonyms: abecedarian, alphabetarian, apprentice, beginner, bun [Internet, slang], colt, first-timer, fledgling [figuratively], fresh meat, freshman [obsolete], greenhorn [US], greenie [US, slang], greener [derogatory, slang], homo novus [rare], inceptor, initiate, Johnny-come-lately [idiomatic], learner, neophyte, newb [Internet, pejorative, slang], newbro, new chum [Australia], newcomer, newling, noob [Internet, pejorative, slang], n00b [Internet, pejorative, slang], novice, novitiate, nozzer [dated, derogatory, slang], nub [Internet, pejorative, slang], nubcake [Internet, pejorative, rare, slang], puny [obsolete], pup, probationer, probationist, probie, recruit, stranger, rookie, tenderfoot, trainee, tyro, younker [obsolete] Synonyms (recent starter): amateur, newbie Disambiguation of 'recent starter': 36 27 37 Hyponyms: catechumen [Christianity], cheechako, debutante, fanling, fresher [UK], frosh [US], Johnny Raw, landlubber [pejorative], neofan, neo, new bug [UK], novi [UK], punter, rick [US, pejorative, slang] [military, war, government, politics], sprog [UK, slang] [military, war, government, politics], teejay [UK]

Inflected forms

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          "word": "սկսնակ"
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          "roman": "pačatkóvjec",
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          "roman": "navák",
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          "roman": "naváčka",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
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          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "nobiś",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "নবিস"
        },
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "načináešt",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "начина́ещ"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "novák",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "novençà"
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          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "novici"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "novell"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "principiant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "初學者"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "chūxuézhě",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "初学者"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xīnshǒu",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "新手"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nováček"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "začátečník"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "začátečnice"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "beginneling"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "beginnelinge"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "beginner"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "komencanto"
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          "code": "et",
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "noviisi"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "word": "vasta-alkaja"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "axalbeda",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "ახალბედა"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
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          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "damc̣q̇ebi",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "დამწყები"
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          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Neuling"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "archários",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "αρχάριος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "protáris",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "matkhíl",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "מתחיל"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "nayā",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "नया"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "kezdő"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "újonc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "pemula"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "principiante"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "novizio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "esordiente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "novellino"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "neofita"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
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          "code": "ja",
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "word": "初学者"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "biginā",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "ビギナー"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shinzan",
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          "word": "新参"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "xal",
          "lang": "Kalmyk",
          "roman": "eklgç",
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          "word": "эклгч"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "chosimja",
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          "word": "초심자"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "ko",
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          "roman": "chosimja",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "choboja",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "초보자"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "inceptor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "naujokas"
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          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
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          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "почетник"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "ihu hūpē"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "tauhou"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "ika tauhou"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "ne",
          "lang": "Nepali",
          "roman": "nayā̃",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "नयाँ"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
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          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "c'menchant"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "nb",
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          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        {
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          "code": "nn",
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          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "nybyrjar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "nybegynnar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "mobtadi",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "مبتدی"
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        {
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          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "nowče",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "نوچه"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "tâze-kâr",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "تازهکار"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Aunfenja"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "pl",
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          "word": "debiutant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "adept"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "adeptka"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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            "plural",
            "singular"
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "nowicjuszka"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "novato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "iniciante"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "principiante"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "începătoare"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "debutant"
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        {
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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "debjutánt",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "debjutántka",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "načinájuščij",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "novičók",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "neach-tòiseachaidh"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "по̀четнӣк"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pòčetnīk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "začiatočník"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "začiatočníčka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nováčik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "začetnica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "novato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "novillo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "bisoño"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "en ciernes"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "nybörjare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "novis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "singki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "mʉʉ-mài",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "มือใหม่"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "txb",
          "lang": "Tocharian B",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "ñwetstse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "acemi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "çaylak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "çömez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "toy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "çöne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "počatkívecʹ",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "початкі́вець"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "novačók",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "новачо́к"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "novák",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "нова́к"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nováčka",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "нова́чка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "śuruāt",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "شروعات"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "người bắt đầu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "word": "người mới học"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "priman"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "hipriman"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "someone who just recently started",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "jipriman"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 12",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "homo novus"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
      "word": "inceptor"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
      "word": "initiate"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Johnny-come-lately"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
      "word": "learner"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
      "word": "neophyte"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
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        "pejorative",
        "slang"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
      "word": "newbro"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "new chum"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
      "word": "novitiate"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
      "tags": [
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        "derogatory",
        "slang"
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      "word": "nozzer"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
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        "rare",
        "slang"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
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      "word": "puny"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
      "word": "pup"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
      "word": "probationer"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
      "word": "probationist"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
      "word": "probie"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
      "word": "recruit"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
      "word": "stranger"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
      "word": "rookie"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
      "word": "tenderfoot"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
      "word": "trainee"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
      "word": "tyro"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:beginner",
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fillestar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mubtadiʔ",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مُبْتَدِئ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "sksnak",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "սկսնակ"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "hasiberri"
    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pačatkóvjec",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пачатко́вец"
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    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "navák",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нава́к"
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    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "naváčka",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "нава́чка"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "navačók",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "навачо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "navičók",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "навічо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "nobiś",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "নবিস"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "načináešt",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "начина́ещ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "novák",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нова́к"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "novençà"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "novici"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "novell"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "principiant"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "初學者"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chūxuézhě",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "初学者"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xīnshǒu",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "新手"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nováček"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "začátečník"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "začátečnice"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "begynder"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beginneling"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "beginnelinge"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beginner"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "komencanto"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "algaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "aloittelija"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "noviisi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "vasta-alkaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "débutant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "débutante"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "principiante"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "novato"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "novata"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "axalbeda",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "ახალბედა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "damc̣q̇ebi",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "დამწყები"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Anfänger"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Anfängerin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Neuling"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "archários",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "αρχάριος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "protáris",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "πρωτάρης"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "matkhíl",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מתחיל"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "nayā",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "नया"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "kezdő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "újonc"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "pemula"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "pemula"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "principiante"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "debuttante"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "novizio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "esordiente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "novellino"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neofita"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しょしんしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shoshinsha",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "初心者"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しょがくしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shogakusha",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "初学者"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "biginā",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "ビギナー"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しんざん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shinzan",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "新参"
    },
    {
      "code": "xal",
      "lang": "Kalmyk",
      "roman": "eklgç",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "эклгч"
    },
    {
      "alt": "初心者",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "chosimja",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "초심자"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "chosimja",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "초심자"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "choboja",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "초보자"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "inceptor"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tīrō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "naujokas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "početnik",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "почетник"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "ihu hūpē"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "tauhou"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "ika tauhou"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "nayā̃",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "नयाँ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "c'menchant"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nybegynner"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nybyrjar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nybegynnar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mobtadi",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "مبتدی"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "nowče",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "نوچه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "tâze-kâr",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "تازهکار"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Aunfenja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "debiutant"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adept"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adeptka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "początkujący"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nowicjusz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nowicjuszka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "novato"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "iniciante"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "principiante"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "începător"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "începătoare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "debutant"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "debjutánt",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дебюта́нт"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "debjutántka",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дебюта́нтка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "načinájuščij",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "начина́ющий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "novičók",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "новичо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neach-tòiseachaidh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "по̀четнӣк"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pòčetnīk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "začiatočník"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "začiatočníčka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nováčik"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "začetnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "začetnica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "principiante"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "novato"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "novillo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bisoño"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "en ciernes"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "nybörjare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "novis"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "singki"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mʉʉ-mài",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "มือใหม่"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "ñwetstse"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "acemi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "çaylak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "çömez"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "toy"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "çöne"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "počatkívecʹ",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "початкі́вець"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "novačók",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "новачо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "novák",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нова́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nováčka",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "нова́чка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "śuruāt",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "شروعات"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "người bắt đầu"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "người mới học"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "priman"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hipriman"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jipriman"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dechreuwr"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "onfanger",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "word": "אָנפֿאַנגער"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "onheyber",
      "sense": "someone who just recently started",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "אָנהייבער"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "someone who sets something in motion",
      "word": "starter"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "someone who sets something in motion",
      "word": "alustaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone who sets something in motion",
      "word": "avaaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone who sets something in motion",
      "word": "aloittaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone who sets something in motion",
      "word": "käynnistäjä"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "someone who sets something in motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "inițiator"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "someone who sets something in motion",
      "word": "iniciador"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beginner"
}
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}

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