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- novel (n.) "fictitious prose narrative," 1560s, from Italian novella "short story," originally "new story, news," from Latin novella "new things" (source of French novelle, French nouvelle), neuter plural or fem. of novellus "new, young, recent," diminutive of novus "new" (see new).
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Novel things are new and different from anything that has been done, experienced, or made before.
noun [ countable ] / ˈnɒvəl/ Add to word list. a long book that tells a fictional story. roman [ masculine ] the author’s first novel le premier roman de cet auteur. novel. adjective. / ˈnɒvəl/ new and different. original/-ale. a novel approach to teaching une approche originale de l’enseignement.
Dec 9, 2020 · A novel is like a bow; the body of the violin which gives the sounds, is the soul of the reader. [Stendhal, "Life of Henri Brulard"] The word was used earlier in English in the now-obsolete senses "a novelty, something new," and, in plural, "news, tidings" (mid-15c.), both from Old French novelle.
novel. n roman m. → a novel by Herman Hesse. → His first works of fiction were historical novels. adj (=new) [idea, approach] original (e) [experience, situation] nouveau (nouvelle) → The very idea of a sixth form college was novel in 1962.
Collocations : [crime, fiction, romance, comedy, suspense, mystery, children's] novels, a novel writer, is a novel [idea, thought, solution], Suite... Discussions du forum dont le titre comprend le (s) mot (s) "novel" : A crafted novel. A large part of the novel is about. A moving novel.
Translation for 'novel' in the free English-French dictionary and many other French translations.
/ˈnɑv (ə)l/ NAH-vuhl. See pronunciation. Where does the adjective novel come from? Earliest known use. Middle English. novel is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French novel; Latin novellus. See etymology. Nearby entries. Novatianism, n. 1574–.
