graphic novelnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌɡræf.ɪk ˈnɒv.əl/us/ˌɡræf.ɪk ˈnɑː.vəl/a book containing a long story told mostly in pictures but with some writing:
Art Spiegelman's "Maus" is a very well-known graphic novel.
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