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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Novelty  \Nov"el*ty\,  n.;  pl  {Novelties}.  [OF.  novelt['e],  F. 
  nouveaut['e],  L.  novellitas.] 
  1.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  novel;  newness;  freshness; 
  recentness  of  origin  or  introduction. 
 
  Novelty  is  the  great  parent  of  pleasure.  --South. 
 
  2.  Something  novel;  a  new  or  strange  thing 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  novelty 
  n  1:  originality  by  virtue  of  being  refreshingly  novel  [syn:  {freshness}] 
  2:  originality  by  virtue  of  being  new  and  surprising  [syn:  {freshness}] 
  3:  cheap  showy  jewelry  or  ornament  or  clothing  [syn:  {bangle}, 
  {bauble},  {gaud},  {gewgaw},  {trinket},  {fallal}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Novelty,  MO  (town,  FIPS  53516) 
  Location:  40.01257  N,  92.20743  W 
  Population  (1990):  143  (71  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.7  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  63460 
  Novelty,  OH 
  Zip  code(s):  44072




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