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Definition of Novels

Novel
Novel Nov"el, a. [OF. novel, nuvel, F. nouvel, nouveau, L. novellus, dim. of novus new. See New.] Of recent origin or introduction; not ancient; new; hence, out of the ordinary course; unusual; strange; surprising. Note: 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 (Law), a new assignment or specification of a suit. Syn: New; recent; modern; fresh; strange; uncommon; rare; unusual. Usage: 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.
Novel
Novel Nov"el, n. [F. nouvelle. See Novel, a.] 1. That which is new or unusual; a novelty. 2. pl. News; fresh tidings. [Obs.] Some came of curiosity to hear some novels. --Latimer. 3. A fictitious tale or narrative, professing to be conformed to real life; esp., one intended to exhibit the operation of the passions, and particularly of love. --Dryden. 4. [L. novellae (sc. constitutiones): cf. F. novelles.] (Law) A new or supplemental constitution. See the Note under Novel, a.

Meaning of Novels from wikipedia

- the rise of the literary novel, reading novels had only been a form of entertainment. However, one of the earliest English novels, Daniel Defoe's Robinson...
- and like each other". The novel has been noted for its exceptional length. Smythe noted that "the book is essentially two novels", and at "fourteen hundred...
- later aut****d novels featuring the character not directly based on the stories presented in the strips. Matt Forbeck became a writer of novels based on video...
- sinology, the Cl****ic Chinese Novels are two sets of the four or six best-known traditional Chinese novels. The Four Cl****ic Novels include Romance of the Three...
- Time's List of the 100 Best Novels is an unranked list of the 100 best novels published in the English language between 1923 and 2010. The list was compiled...
- web novels that got contacted by a publisher to distribute and publish those stories in print format. ****an portal Novels portal List of light novels List...
- This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. The longest novel is Artamène ou le Grand Cyrus, originally...
- the genre is very old, the romance novel or romantic novel discussed in this article is the m****-market version. Novels of this type of genre fiction place...
- Publication and Formats of Comics, Graphic Novels, and Tankobon", Image & Narrative #1 (Dec. 2000) Graphic Novels: Everything You Need to Know by Paul Gravett...
- A comic novel is a novel-length work of humorous fiction. Many well-known authors have written comic novels, including P. G. Wodehouse, Henry Fielding...
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