[nov-uh
l] 
| 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). |
[nov-uhl] | 1. | Roman Law.
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| 2. | Civil Law. an amendment to a statute. |
| nov·el 1 (nŏv'əl) 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.] |