nov·el1
novel1
- pronunciation:
- na
v
l
- features:
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noun |
| definition: |
a relatively long work of prose fiction, usu. having a plot and characters.
All of her crime novels have intricate plots and are highly suspenseful.
- synonyms:
- book, roman
- similar words:
- account, epic, fiction, history, narrative, potboiler, roman a clef, romance, saga, story, tale
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composition |
The word
novel comes from the Italian word
novella, which meant "new story."