Nŏvellus, i, m.,
a Roman surname : Cn. et L. Gavilii Novelli, Aquileienses, Liv. 41, 5, 1 (but Gronov. regards it as adj., new colonists of Aquileia; cf. Liv. 40, 34, 2).
novellus adj. dim. novus, young, new : arbor: vites, V.: novella haec Romanis oppi...
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