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Type Words
Synonyms fresh, new


the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem.
Type Words
Synonyms refreshing
Type Words
Type of fiction
Has types detective novel, dime novel, manga, mystery novel, novelette, novella, penny dreadful, roman a clef, romance, roman fleuve
Derivation novelette, novelist
Type Words
Type of book, volume
Derivation novelette, novelist


his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels.
he burned all the novels.

Examples of novel

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This novel technique required only three transcription factors and no oncogenes.
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I stayed up last night to finish i think i love you, a novel by allison pearson.
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James Still hadn't finished his novel Chinaberry when he died on April 28, 2001.
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Padgett's case, built on a collection of novel legal theories, has some promise.
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The vast amount of detail in the novel shows the enormous research Mitchell did.
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My wife was quiescent during these ruminations, occupied with her romance novel.
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The cover works regardless of whether it's a novel or a memoir or what have you.
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The plot may be IPO-centric, but the novel is old-fashioned and wildly romantic.
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Great House picks up where Krauss's second novel, The History of Love, left off.
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  • An extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
  • Fresh: original and of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"
  • A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction; "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels"
  • Pleasantly new or different; "common sense of a most refreshing sort"
  • (novelist) one who writes novels
  • A novel is a long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century.
  • Novel is the second album released by singer Joey Pearson. This second album of Pearson's has one of his songs from his debut album, Don't Give Up, which was extended and remixed for the new album. It also contains a version of Stevie Wonder's Living for the City.
  • Novel is a 2008 Malayalam film produced and directed by East Coast Vijayan. This is East Coast Vijayan's debut directorial movie.
  • Alonzo Mario Stevenson, (born September 3, 1981) professionally known as Novel, is an American hip-hop artist based in Los Angeles, California. He is a rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer.