Novelty
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'''Novelty''' is the quality of being new. Although it may be said to have an objective dimension (e.g. a new style of [[art]] coming into being, such as [[abstract art]] or [[impressionism]]) it essentially exists in the subjective perceptions of individuals. It also refers to something ''novel''; that which is striking, original or unusual.
'''Novelty''' can refer to:
* [[Novelties]], small manufactured adornments; similarly ''novelty item'', a toy or collectible
**[[Promotional item]], novelties used in promotional marketing.
* [[Novelty (locomotive)|''Novelty'' (locomotive)]], one of the first steam locomotives which was due to compete at the Rainhill Trials of 1829
* [[Novelty (patent)]], part of the legal test to determine whether an invention is patentable
* [[Novelty, Missouri]], a place in the United States
* [[Novelty dance]], a type of dance that is popular for being unusual or humorous
* [[Novelty song]], a musical item that capitalizes on something new, unusual, or a current fad
* [[Novelty show]], a competition or display in which exhibits or specimens are in way some novel
* [[Novelty architecture]], a building or other structure that is interesting because it has an amusing design
* [[Novelty effect]], the tendency for performance to initially improve when new technology is instituted
* [[Novelty theory]], an eschatological theory promoted by [[Terence McKenna]]
* Novelty, a [[chess terminology#N|chess term]] for a move in chess which has never been played before in a recorded game
* [[Novelty (album)|''Novelty'' (album)]] by Jawbox
* The Novelty, a piano-rock band from Poughkeepsie, NY.
'''Novelty''' is also an often used name for [[Russell Township, Geauga County, Ohio|Russell Township]] in Ohio.{{Fact|date=June 2007}}
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