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Novels

/ ˈnɒvəlz /

plural noun

  1. Roman law the new statutes of Justinian and succeeding emperors supplementing the Institutes, Digest, and Code: now forming part of the Corpus Juris Civilis


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Novels1

Latin Novellae ( constitūtiōnēs ) new (laws)

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