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Definition of Novelese
1. the trite style of poorly written novels [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Novelese
Literary usage of Novelese
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Introduction to the Study of Inorganic Chemistry by William Allen Miller (1887)
"novelese the jar with a glass plate, withdraw it from the water, and apply a light.
The gas will take fire, and burn with a pale flame. ..."
2. A Tour in Italy and Sicily by Louis Simond (1828)
"One of them (la novelese} was the place where carriages used to be taken to pieces
or again put together when crossing the mountain to and from Italy. ..."
3. A Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Deeds in the Public Record Office by Great Britain Public Record Office (1894)
"... and in a pasture called 'le Warthe' and a meadow called Me novelese ' lying
between the Severn and ..."
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