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- 1. a fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism: "the novels of Jane Austen"
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The meaning of NOVEL is new and not resembling something formerly known or used. How to use novel in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Novel.
adjective. uk / ˈnɒv. ə l / us / ˈnɑː.v ə l / new and original, not like anything seen before: a novel idea / suggestion. Keeping a sheep in the garden is a novel way of keeping the grass short! Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. medical specialized. used to refer to a new strain (= type) of a virus that has not been seen before:
noun. an extended work in prose, either fictitious or partly so, dealing with character, action, thought, etc, esp in the form of a story. the novel. the literary genre represented by novels. obsolete. usually plural a short story or novella, as one of those in the Decameron of Boccaccio.
If something is novel, it is new but also original, fresh and unique. Companies are always looking for that novel idea that will earn them millions and skydiving is a novel experience, especially if you're not adventurous. Definitions of novel. noun.
novel, an invented prose narrative of considerable length and a certain complexity that deals imaginatively with human experience, usually through a connected sequence of events involving a group of persons in a specific setting.
a long, printed story about imaginary characters and events: literary / romance novels.
1. an extended work in prose, either fictitious or partly so, dealing with character, action, thought, etc, esp in the form of a story. 2. See the novel. 3. (usually plural) obsolete. a short story or novella, as one of those in the Decameron of Boccaccio. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
noun. /ˈnɒvl/ /ˈnɑːvl/ [countable] a story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the characters and events are usually imaginary. to write/publish/read a novel. detective/historical/romantic novels. the novels of Jane Austen. Her latest novel is set in Cornwall. a best-selling novel. Highsmith's debut novel was a bestseller in 1949.
1. A fictional prose narrative of considerable length, typically having a plot that is unfolded by the actions, speech, and thoughts of the characters. 2. The literary genre represented by novels.
A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book. [1] The English word to describe such a work derives from the Italian: novella for "new", "news", or "short story (of something new)", itself from the Latin: novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of novellus, diminutive of novus ...
