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new-
prefix /njuː-/
/nuː-/ Definition
› recent or recently: The government's new-found enthusiasm for green issues has been welcomed by environmentalists.NewModern and fashionable
(Definition of new- prefix from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a breath of fresh air idiom
- afresh adverb
- avant-garde adjective
- brand new adjective
- brave new adjective
- infancy noun
- innovation noun
- innovative adjective
- latest adjective
- latest noun
- newfangled adjective
- newfound adjective
- newish adjective
- newly adverb
- novel adjective
- novelty noun
- third-generation adjective
- unheard-of adjective
- unprecedented adjective
- up-to-the-minute idiom
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