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Word: Novel
Speech Type: Noun
early 16th century (denoting a short story or fable): from Italian novella (storia) ‘new (story)’, feminine of novello ‘new’, from Latin novellus, from novus ‘new’. The word is also found from late Middle English until the 18th century in the sense ‘a novelty, a piece of news’, from Old French nuvele (see novel)
ˈnɒvl
a fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism
Short Definition:fictitious prose narrative of book length
Examples:- the novels of Jane Austen
- a paperback novel
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