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novel

no·vel

UK/ˈnɒvəl/ US/ˈnɒvɫ̩/ common
noun (2) adjective (2)

noun

1.
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”

adjective

1.

of a kind not seen before

  • “the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem”
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2.

pleasantly novel or different

  • “common sense of a most refreshing sort”
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Phrases

  • airport novel
  • dime novel
  • graphic novel
  • historical novel
  • kinetic novel
  • light novel
  • non-fiction novel
  • nonfiction novel

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