novel

Definition of Novel in English :

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Noun

1. novel

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

2. novel

a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction

Example Sentences:
'his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels'
'he burned all the novels'

Adjective

3. fresh, new, novel

original and of a kind not seen before

Example Sentences:
'the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem'

fresh
new

4. novel, refreshing

pleasantly new or different

Example Sentences:
'common sense of a most refreshing sort'

refreshing

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Novel

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noun

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. the novel

3. (usually plural) obsolete

a short story or novella, as one of those in the Decameron of Boccaccio

adjective

of a kind not seen before; fresh; new; original

a novel suggestion

noun

Roman law

a new decree or an amendment to an existing statute

Novel

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adjective

1.

new and unusual; esp., being the first of its kind

noun

2. Obsolete

novella (sense 1)

3.

a relatively long fictional prose narrative with a more or less complex plot or pattern of events, about actions, feelings, motives, etc. of a group of characters

4.

the type or form of literature represented by such narratives

with the

5. Roman

a new law or decree, specif. one made by Justinian supplementary to the Justinian code

usually used in pl.

Novel

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n.

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.

adj.

Strikingly new, unusual, or different. See Synonyms at new.

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