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novice(noun, religion, person, start, something)
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apprentice(noun, learner, beginner, novice)
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beginner(noun, person, start, novice)
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neophyte(noun, person, start, beginner, novice)
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newcomer(noun, beginner, novice)
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tyro(noun, person, start, beginner)
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amateur(noun, beginner, novice)
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tenderfoot(noun, person, start, beginner, newcomer)
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greenhorn(noun, person, start, beginner)
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noviciate
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recruit(noun, person, beginner)
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freshman(noun, person, start, beginner)
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initiate(noun, person, start, beginner)
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rookie(noun, person, start, slang)
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fledgling(noun, person, start, beginner)
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learner(noun, beginner)
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abecedarian(noun, person, start, beginner)
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probationer(noun, beginner)
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trainee(noun, beginner)
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tutelage(noun, learning, apprenticeship)
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