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Contraposition Posted 11 years ago
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something of a novelty

What does 'somethng of a novelty' mean?

Electric-powered cars are still something of a novelty.
  

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It means that they are still a new concept and haven't really been proven to be successful.

— Philip

  • It means that they are still a new concept and haven't really been proven to be successful.
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It means that they are still a new concept and haven't really been proven to be successful.
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contraposition 'somethng of a novelty'
It is new and seldom encountered, so when you see one, you are surprised.
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contrapositionsomething of a novelty
somewhat novel
something of a ~ something similar to a ~ something like a ~ something that resembles a

See http://fraze.it/n_search.jsp?q=%22something+of+a%22&l=0

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