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tyro

or ti·ro

[ tahy-roh ]

noun

, plural ty·ros.
  1. a beginner in learning anything; novice.

    Synonyms: learner, neophyte



tyro

/ taɪˈrɒnɪk; ˈtaɪrəʊ /

noun

  1. a novice or beginner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • tyronic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ty·ron·ic [tahy-, ron, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tyro1

First recorded in 1605–15, tyro is from the Latin word tīrō “recruit”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tyro1

C17: from Latin tīrō recruit
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Example Sentences

The veriest tyro in natural history would see that at the first glance of the massive skeleton.

The youngest tyro, watching from the wings, observes great incidents and becomes their hasty historian.

The moment was critical; the veriest tyro felt the storm-spirit brooding over the hall.

The hero of The Odyssey was, self-confessedly, no tyro, but was himself “in artifice well framed and in imposture various”.

In Rome he first became acquainted with rules and technicalities, in which the merest tyro was before him.

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