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nov⋅el

1  [nov-uhl]
–noun
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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Origin:
1560–70; < It novella (storia) new kind of story. See novel 2

Related forms:
nov⋅el⋅like, adjective
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nov⋅el

3  [nov-uhl]
–noun
1. Roman Law.
a. an imperial enactment subsequent and supplementary to an imperial compilation and codification of authoritative legal materials.
b. Usually, Novels, imperial enactments subsequent to the promulgation of Justinian's Code and supplementary to it: one of the four divisions of the Corpus Juris Civilis.
2. Civil Law. an amendment to a statute.
Origin:
1605–15; < LL novella (constitūtiō) a new (regulation, order). See novel 2
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nov·el 1   (nŏv'əl)   
n.  

  1. A fictional prose narrative of considerable length, typically having a plot that is unfolded by the actions, speech, and thoughts of the characters.

  2. The literary genre represented by novels.


[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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Cultural Dictionary

novel

A long, fictional narration in prose. Great Expectations and Huckleberry Finn are novels, as are War and Peace and Lord of the Flies.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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