age n. Set of beliefs replacing traditional western culture, with alternative approaches to religion, medicine, the environment, etc.

- arrival n. Colloq. Newborn child.

- broom n. New employee etc. Eager to make changes.

- mathematics n.pl. (also new maths) (also treated as sing.) System of elementary maths teaching with an emphasis on investigation and set theory.

- moon n. - moon when first seen as a crescent after conjunction with the sun.

- time of its appearance.

- potatoes n.pl. Earliest potatoes of a new crop.

- star n. Nova.

- style n. Dating reckoned by the gregorian calendar.

- testament n. Part of the bible concerned with the life and teachings of christ and his earliest followers.

- town n. Town planned and built all at once with government funds.

- wave n. A style of rock music.

- world n. North and south america.

- year n. Year just begun or about to begin; first few days of a year.

- year's day n. - january.

- year's eve n. 31 december.

- —adj. - a of recent origin or arrival. B made, discovered, acquired, or experienced recently or now for the first time.

- in original condition; not worn or used.

- a renewed; reformed (new life; the new order). B reinvigorated (felt like a new person).

- different from a recent previous one (has a new job).

- (often foll. By to) unfamiliar or strange (all new to me).

- (usu. Prec. By the) often derog. A later, modern. B newfangled. C given to new or modern ideas. D recently affected by social change (the new rich).

- (often prec. By the) advanced in method or theory.

- (in place-names) discovered or founded later than and named after (new york). —adv. (usu. In comb.) Newly, recently (new-found; new-baked). newish adj. Newness n. [old english]