novel

Noun
  1. An extended fictional work in prose;
    Usually in the form of a story (synset 106379324)
    is a type of: fiction - a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
    subtypes:
    • manga - graphic novel that originated in Japan, usually intended for adults and characterized by highly stylized art
    • detective novel, mystery novel - novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end
    • dime novel, penny dreadful - a melodramatic paperback novel
    • novelette, novella - a short novel
    • roman a clef - a novel in which actual persons and events are disguised as fictional characters
    • romance - a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life
    • roman fleuve - a French novel in the form of a long chronicle of a family or other social group
  2. A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction (synset 103838605)
    "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels"
    is a type of: book, volume - physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
Adjective
  1. Original and of a kind not seen before (synset 301691809)
    "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"
    similar to: original - being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of
    same as: fresh, new
  2. Pleasantly new or different (synset 301646687)
    "common sense of a most refreshing sort"
    similar to: new - not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
    same as: refreshing

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