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nov·el1 
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| 1. | a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes. |
| 2. | (formerly) novella (def. 1). |
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nov·el·like, adjective
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| of a new kind; different from anything seen or known before: a novel idea. |
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| 1. | Roman Law.
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| 2. | Civil Law. an amendment to a statute. |
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| nov·el 1
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n.
[Ultimately from Italian novella, from Old Italian, piece of news, chit-chat, tale, from Vulgar Latin *novella, from neuter pl. of Latin novellus, diminutive of novus, new; see newo- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| nov·el 2
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adj. Strikingly new, unusual, or different. See Synonyms at new. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin novellus, diminutive of novus; see newo- in Indo-European roots.] nov'el·ly adv. |
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novel (adj.)
novel (adj.)
"new, strange, unusual," c.1420, but little used before 1600, from M.Fr. novel "new, fresh, recent" (Fr. nouveau, fem. nouvelle), from O.Fr., from L. novellus "new, young, recent," dim. of novus "new" (see new).
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novel (n.)
novel (n.)
"fictitious narrative," 1566, from It. novella "short story," originally "new story," from L. novella "new things" (cf. M.Fr. novelle, Fr. nouvelle), neut. pl. or fem. of novellus (see novel (adj.)). Originally "one of the tales or short stories in a collection" (esp. Boccaccio), later (1643) "long work of fiction," works which had before that been called romances. Novelist "writer of novels" is 1728, infl. by It. novellista.
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| novel | |
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| 1. | original and of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem" [syn: fresh] |
| 2. | pleasantly new or different; "common sense of a most refreshing sort" |
noun | |
| 1. | an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story |
| 2. | a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction; "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels" |
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novel
A long, fictional narration in prose. Great Expectations and Huckleberry Finn are novels, as are War and Peace and Lord of the Flies.
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Novel
Nov"el\, a. [OF. novel, nuvel, F. nouvel, nouveau, L. novellus, dim. of novus new. See New.] Of recent origin or introduction; not ancient; new; hence, out of the ordinary course; unusual; strange; surprising. Note: In civil law, the novel or new constitutions are those which are supplemental to the code, and posterior in time to the other books. These contained new decrees of successive emperors. Novel assignment (Law), a new assignment or specification of a suit. Syn: New; recent; modern; fresh; strange; uncommon; rare; unusual. Usage: Novel, New . Everything at its first occurrence is new; that is novel which is so much out of the ordinary course as to strike us with surprise. That is a new sight which is beheld for the first time; that is a novel sight which either was never seen before or is seen but seldom. We have daily new inventions, but a novel one supposes some very peculiar means of attaining its end. Novel theories are regarded with distrust, as likely to prove more ingenious than sound.
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Nov"el\, n. [F. nouvelle. See Novel, a.]1. That which is new or unusual; a novelty. 2. pl. News; fresh tidings. [Obs.] Some came of curiosity to hear some novels. --Latimer. 3. A fictitious tale or narrative, professing to be conformed to real life; esp., one intended to exhibit the operation of the passions, and particularly of love. --Dryden. 4. [L. novellae (sc. constitutiones): cf. F. novelles.] (Law) A new or supplemental constitution. See the Note under Novel, a.
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