# novum

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #89,691

## Definitions
1. A new feature, a novelty.
2. An innovation which is fictional, but, following the logic of cognitive estrangement (characteristic of science fiction), is afforded plausibility by the assumption that the fictional setting is scientifically consistent.
3. A game of dice, properly called novem quinque, the two principal throws being nine and five.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin novum.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/novum