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novel /novˈl or nuvˈl/ adjective- New and strange
- Of a new kind
- Felt to be new
- New (obsolete)
noun- A fictitious prose narrative or tale presenting a picture of real life, esp of the emotional crises in the life history of the people portrayed
- (with the) such writing as a literary genre
- A new constitution or decree of Justinian or some other Roman emperor, supplementary to the Codex (often in pl)
- That which is new (earlier /no-velˈ/; obsolete)
- A piece of news (obsolete)
ORIGIN: Partly through OFr novelle (Fr nouvelle), partly through Ital novella, partly direct, from L novellus, fem novella, from novus new novˈeldom noun The world of fiction novelese /-ēzˈ/ noun (derogatory) The hackneyed style typical of poor novels noveletteˈ noun - A short novel, esp one that is feeble, trite and sentimental (derogatory)
- Schumann's name for a short piano piece in free form
novelettˈish adjective novelettˈist noun novˈelish adjective Savouring of a novel novˈelism noun - Innovation, novelty (obsolete)
- Favouring of innovation
- Novel-writing
novˈelist noun - A novel-writer
- An innovator (obsolete)
- A newsmonger or news-writer (obsolete)
novelistˈic adjective novelizāˈtion or novelisāˈtion noun novˈelize or novˈelise transitive verb - To make new or novel
- To turn into a novel or novels
intransitive verb- To innovate
- To write as a novelist
novˈelizer or novˈeliser noun novella /nə-velˈə/ noun - A short novel
- /nov-elˈla/ (Italy) a tale, short story (pl novellˈe /-lā/)
- /nov-elˈa/ (Latin) a Roman emperor's decree (pl novellˈae /-ē/)
novˈelty noun (pl novˈelties) - Newness
- Unusual appearance
- Anything new, strange or different from what was known or usual before
- A small, usu cheap, manufactured article of unusual or gimmicky design
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