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Novel
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- 1 Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
- 2 Original, especially in an interesting way; new and striking; not of the typical or ordinary type.
- 1 pleasantly new or different wordnet
- 2 original and of a kind not seen before wordnet
- 1 A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.
"If it be true, that the preſent age is more corrupt, than the preceding, the great multiplication of Novels has probably contributed to its degeneracy. Fifty years ago there was ſcarcely a Novel in the kingdom. Romances, indeed, abounded; but they, it is ſuppoſed, were rather favorable to virtue."
- 2 A novelty; something new. obsolete
"Libum is a cake made of Honey (sugar is a nouvelle, since the discovery of America), meale and oyle."
- 3 A new legal constitution in ancient Rome. historical
"The normal and natural relationship of emperor and churchman was summed up by Justinian in one of his novels […]"
- 4 a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction wordnet
- 5 A fable; a short tale, especially one of many making up a larger work. historical
"merry tales[…]such as the old woman told of Psyche in Apuleius, Boccace novels, and the rest, quarum auditione pueri delectantur, senes narratione, which some delight to hear, some to tell, all are well pleased with."
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- 6 an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English novel, from Old French novel (“new, fresh, recent, recently made or done, strange, rare”) (modern nouvel, nouveau), from Latin novellus (“new, fresh, young, modern”), diminutive of novus (“new”). Doublet of nouveau.
Borrowed from Italian novella, from Latin novella, feminine of novellus. Doublet of novella.
From Middle English novel, from Old French novelle, from Latin novella, feminine of novellus.
Borrowed from Latin novella, feminine of novellus.
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