noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel, such as a coherent plot and protagonist.

   "Digressions are usually considered a characteristic feature of the antinovel tradition."

2. 2
   Any style of writing that deviates from the norm of technical conventions used in writing literature. broadly

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"Digressions are usually considered a characteristic feature of the antinovel tradition."

Etymology

From anti- + novel.

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