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novel (näv′əl)
adjective
Etymology: ME novell < OFr novel < L novellus, dim. of novus, new
noun
- Obsolete novella (sense )
- 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
- the type or form of literature represented by such narratives: with the
Etymology: < LL novellae (constitutiones)
Rom. Law a new law or decree, specif. one made by Justinian supplementary to the Justinian code: usually used in pl.
Etymology: It novella < L neut. pl. of novellus (see novelthe ), hence, orig., new things, news
Related Forms:
- novelistic nov′·el·is′·tic adjective
- novelistically nov′·el·is′·ti·cally adverb
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
novel
modif.
novel
n.
Types of novels include: romance, historical romance, autobiographical, epistolary, detective, love, Bildungsroman (German), roman fleuve, roman à clef (both French), novella, adventure, ghost, mystery, western, science fiction, sci-fi, SF, science fantasy, novel of the soil; historical, regional, naturalistic, Gothic, problem, biographical, psychological, political, pornographic, satirical, picaresque, social, adventure, supernatural; thriller*, chiller*, shocker*, bodice-ripper*, techno-thriller*, potboiler*, pulp*, porn*.
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Converse of object
- bestsel: Veteran Hollywood screenwriter Robin Swicord does a superb job of adapting Arthur Golden's bestselling novel to the big screen.
Adjective modifier
- graphic: Note that large/heavy books may have P&P of £ 3 or more. graphic novels: try for £ 5-7 total.
Modifies a noun
- therapeutics: Work in Respiratory genetics is leading to the development of improved diagnostics and novel therapeutics.
Noun used with modifier
- debut: You released your incredible debut novel Trumpet at the end of the 90s.
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Cricket, like the novel, isgreat when it presents men in the round, when it shows the salty quality of human nature.
Oh! it is onlya novel!only some work in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature, the happiest delineationof itsvarieties,theliveliesteffusions of wit and humour are conveyed to the world in the best chosen language.
La passion est toute l'humanite¤ . Sans elle, la religion, l'histoire, le roman, l'art seraient inutiles. Passion is all of humanity.Without it, religion, history, the novel and art would be useless.
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