Dictionary definition for: Novel
1. (n) a extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
2. (s) of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"
3. (n) 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"
4. (s) pleasantly novel or different; "common sense of a most refreshing sort"
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