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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  New \New\ (n[=u]), a. [Compar. Newer (n[=u]"[~e]r); superl.
     Newest.] [OE. OE. newe, AS. niwe, neowe; akin to D. nieuw,
     OS. niwi, OHG. niuwi, G. neu, Icel. n[=y]r, Dan. & Sw. ny,
     Goth. niujis, Lith. naujas, Russ. novuii, Ir. nua, nuadh,
     Gael. nuadh, W. newydd, Armor. nevez, L. novus, Gr. ne`os,
     Skr. nava, and prob. to E. now. [root]263. See Now, and cf.
     Announce, Innovate, Neophyte, Novel.]
     1. 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. ``Your new wife.'' --Chaucer.
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     2. 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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     3. Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now
        commencing; different from what has been; as, a new year;
        a new course or direction.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Steadfasty purposing to lead a new life. --Bk. of
                                                    Com. Prayer.
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              Men after long emaciating diets, fat, and almost
              new.                                  --Bacon.
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     5. Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient
        descent; not previously known or famous. --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              New to the plow, unpracticed in the trace. --Pope.
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     7. Fresh from anything; newly come.
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              New from her sickness to that northern air.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     New birth. See under Birth.
  
     New Church, or New Jerusalem Church, the church holding
        the doctrines taught by Emanuel Swedenborg. See
        Swedenborgian.
  
     New heart (Theol.), 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. (Zo["o]l.) See Crappie.
  
     New moon.
        (a) The moon in its first quarter, or when it first
            appears after being invisible.
        (b) The day when the new moon is first seen; the first day
            of the lunar month, which was a holy day among the
            Jews. --2 Kings iv. 23.
  
     New Red Sandstone (Geol.), an old name for the formation
        immediately above the coal measures or strata, now divided
        into the Permian and Trias. See Sandstone.
  
     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.
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     Syn: Novel; recent; fresh; modern. See Novel.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  New \New\, a. [Compar. Newer; superl. Newest.] [OE. OE.
     newe, AS. niwe, neowe; akin to D. nieuw, OS. niwi, OHG.
     niuwi, G. neu, Icel. n?r, Dan. & Sw. ny, Goth. niujis, Lith.
     naujas, Russ. novuii, Ir. nua, nuadh, Gael. nuadh, W. newydd,
     Armor. nevez, L. novus, gr. ?, Skr. nava, and prob. to E.
     now. [root]263. See Now, and cf. Announce, Innovate,
     Neophyte, Novel.]
     1. 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. ``Your new wife.'' --Chaucer.
  
     2. Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately
        manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new
        planet; new scenes.
  
     3. Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now
        commencing; different from has been; as, a new year; a new
        course or direction.
  
     4. 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.
  
     5. Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient
        descent; not previously kniwn or famous. --Addison.
  
     6. Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed.
  
              New to the plow, unpracticed in the trace. --Pope.
  
     7. Fresh from anything; newly come.
  
              New from her sickness to that northern air.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     New birth. See under Birth.
  
     New Church, or New Jerusalem Church, the church holding
        the doctrines taught by Emanuel Swedenborg. See
        Swedenborgian.
  
     New heart (Theol.), a heart or character changed by the
        power of God, so as to be governed by new and holy
        motives.
  
     New land, land ckeared and cultivated for the first time.
        
  
     New light. (Zo["o]l.) See Crappie.
  
     New moon.
        (a) The moon in its first quarter, or when it first
            appears after being invisible.
        (b) The day when the new moon is first seen; the first day
            of the lunar month, which was a holy day among the
            Jews. --2 Kings iv. 23.
  
     New Red Sandstone (Geol.), an old name for the formation
        immediately above the coal measures or strata, now divided
        into the Permian and Trias. See Sandstone.
  
     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.
  
     Syn: Novel; recent; fresh; modern. See Novel.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  New Light
     n.
     A member of such a religious movement.
     n.
     (lb en religion) A relatively progressive or less traditional
  religious movement, especially (lb en historical) the party within the
  18th-century Scottish Secession Church which adopted Voluntary views of
  the relations of church and state; or the Socinianize party in the
  Church of Scotland in the 18th century.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  New Light
     n.
     A member of such a religious movement.
     n.
     (lb en religion) A relatively progressive or less traditional
  religious movement, especially (lb en historical) the party within the
  18th-century Scottish Secession Church which adopted Voluntary views of
  the relations of church and state; or the Socinianize party in the
  Church of Scotland in the 18th century.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  New Light
     n.
     A member of such a religious movement.
     n.
     (lb en religion) A relatively progressive or less traditional
  religious movement, especially (lb en historical) the party within the
  18th-century Scottish Secession Church which adopted Voluntary views of
  the relations of church and state; or the Socinianize party in the
  Church of Scotland in the 18th century.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  New Light
     n.
     A member of such a religious movement.
     n.
     (lb en religion) A relatively progressive or less traditional
  religious movement, especially (lb en historical) the party within the
  18th-century Scottish Secession Church which adopted Voluntary views of
  the relations of church and state; or the Socinianize party in the
  Church of Scotland in the 18th century.

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