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tyro

or پ·

[ tahy-roh ]

noun

plural tyros.
  1. a beginner in learning anything; novice.

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tyro

/ taɪˈrɒnɪk; ˈtaɪrəʊ /

noun

  1. a novice or beginner
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Derived Forms

  • tyronic, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ٲ·Dz· [tahy-, ron, -ik], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tyro1

First recorded in 1605–15, tyro is from the Latin word īō “r𳦰ܾ”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tyro1

C17: from Latin īō recruit
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I didn’t see that coming — not that a mystery tyro like me ever sees anything coming on this show.

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Grammar and pronunciation Telltale tyro signs include adding definite articles to freeway names.

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Kushner comes across as an overconfident tyro who condescendingly feeds uninformed advice to professionals with far more wisdom and expertise than he will ever have.

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He was a political tyro with little chance of winning, but his campaign to deny Fladager a third term afforded him a megaphone to denounce her office as corrupt and dysfunctional.

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She was mesmerising, a tyro Ella Fitzgerald as she sang, then a cackling standup comedian when the music stopped.

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