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Definition of Novel
1. Noun. An extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story.
Specialized synonyms: Detective Novel, Mystery Novel, Dime Novel, Penny Dreadful, Novelette, Novella, Roman A Clef, Romance, Roman Fleuve
Derivative terms: Novelette, Novelist
2. Adjective. Original and of a kind not seen before. "The computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"
3. Noun. A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction. "He burned all the novels"
4. Adjective. Pleasantly new or different. "Common sense of a most refreshing sort"
Definition of Novel
1. a. Of recent origin or introduction; not ancient; new; hence, out of the ordinary course; unusual; strange; surprising.
2. n. That which is new or unusual; a novelty.
Definition of Novel
1. a fictional prose narrative [n -S]
Medical Definition of Novel
1. Of recent origin or introduction; not ancient; new; hence, out of the ordinary course; unusual; strange; surprising. In civil law, the novel or new constitutions are those which are supplemental to the code, and posterior in time to the other books. These contained new decrees of successive emperors. Novel assignment, a new assignment or specification of a suit. Synonym: new, recent, modern, fresh, strange, uncommon, rare, unusual. Novel, new . Everything at its first occurrence is new; that is novel which is so much out of the ordinary course as to strike us with surprise. That is a new sight which is beheld for the first time; that is a novel sight which either was never seen before or is seen but seldom. We have daily new inventions, but a novel one supposes some very peculiar means of attaining its end. Novel theories are regarded with distrust, as likely to prove more ingenious than sound. Origin: OF. Novel, nuvel, F. Nouvel, nouveau, L. Novellus, dim. Of novus new. See New. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Novel
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