People who are new to doing something and don't have much experience or skill yet; beginners.
From Latin 'novicius' (newcomer, new recruit), related to 'novus' (new). In medieval times, it specifically referred to someone newly admitted to a religious community.
The word 'novice' originally meant someone in their first year of joining a monastery—it was such a specific life stage that it became the standard term for anyone completely new to anything!
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