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- 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.
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French versions of novellus also came about — nouvel, and novel — and novel is the word that eventually mae its way into English. But the story isn't over yet! The Italians added the literary meaning to novel, which made it the word of choice for describing a long work of fiction that we still use today.
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.
French translation of 'novel' B1. novel. noun. le roman masc. Collins Beginner’s English-French Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved. B1. novel. [ˈnɒvəl ] noun. roman m. adjective. (= new) [idea, approach] original (originale) [experience, situation] nouveau (nouvelle)
Dec 9, 2020 · novel. (adj.) "new, strange, unusual, previously unknown," mid-15c., but little used before 1600, from Old French novel, nouvel "new, young, fresh, recent; additional; early, soon" (Modern French nouveau, fem. nouvelle), from Latin novellus "new, young, recent," diminutive of novus "new" (see new). also from mid-15c.
What does the adjective novel mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective novel , four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Translation for 'novel' in the free English-French dictionary and many other French translations.
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.
