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1. (n.) novel
a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usu. presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.
2. (adj.) novel
of a new kind; different from anything seen or known before:
a novel idea.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME (< MF, OF) < L novellus fresh, young, novel, dim. of novusnew)
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| Definition of 'novel' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) novel
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
2. (adj) novel
a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
"his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels"
3. (adj) fresh, new, novel
original and of a kind not seen before
"the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"
4. (adj) novel, refreshing
pleasantly new or different
"common sense of a most refreshing sort"
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1. (noun) novel
a long book that tells a fictional story
the author's first novel
2. (adjective) novel
new and different
a novel approach to teaching
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| Definition of 'novel' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) novel
of recent origin or introduction; not ancient; new; hence, out of the ordinary course; unusual; strange; surprising
2. (adj) novel
that which is new or unusual; a novelty
3. (adj) novel
news; fresh tidings
4. (adj) novel
a fictitious tale or narrative, professing to be conformed to real life; esp., one intended to exhibit the operation of the passions, and particularly of love
5. (adj) novel
a new or supplemental constitution. See the Note under Novel, a
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Sense: a book telling a long story in prose
the novels of Charles Dickens.
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Afrikaans: novelle |
Arabic: رِوايَه |
Bulgarian: роман |
Brazilian: romance |
Czech: román |
German: der Roman |
Danish: roman |
Greek: μυθιστόρημα |
Spanish: novela |
Estonian: romaan |
Farsi: رمان |
Finnish: romaani |
French: roman |
Hebrew: רוֹמָן |
Hindi: नवीन |
Croatian: roman |
Hungarian: regény |
Indonesian: novel |
Icelandic: skáldsaga |
Italian: romanzo |
Japanese: 小説 |
Korean: 장편 (소설) |
Lithuanian: romanas |
Latvian: romāns |
Malay: novel |
Dutch: roman |
Norwegian: roman |
Polish: powieść |
Persian: رمان |
Pashto: ناول،داستان |
Portuguese: romance |
Romanian: roman |
Russian: роман |
Slovak: román |
Slovenian: roman |
Serbian: roman |
Swedish: roman |
Thai: นวนิยาย |
Turkish: roman |
Taiwanese: 長篇小說 |
Ukrainian: роман; новела |
Urdu: ناول، لمبي نثريہ کہاني کي |
Vietnamese: tiểu thuyết |
Chinese: 长篇小说 |
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