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- novel ['nɑvəl]
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n
an extended work in prose, either fictitious or partly so, dealing with character, action, thought, etc, esp in the form of a story
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n
[usually plural]
[obsolete]
a short story or novella, as one of those in the Decameron of Boccaccio
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n
[Etymology]
C15: from Old French novelle, from Latin novella (narr
a tio ) new (story); seenovel 2
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an extended work in prose, either fictitious or partly so, dealing with character, action, thought, etc, esp in the form of a story
- novel ['nɑvəl]
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adj
of a kind not seen before; fresh; new; original
- a novel suggestion
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2.
adj
[Etymology]
C15: from Latin novellus new, diminutive of novus new
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adj
of a kind not seen before; fresh; new; original
- novel ['nɑvəl]
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n
[Roman law]
a new decree or an amendment to an existing statute - See also Novels
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[Roman law]
a new decree or an amendment to an existing statute - See also Novels
Examples
- This play is an adaptation of a novel.
- 这剧本是由小说改写的。 → adaptation
- an adult novel
- 成年人读的小说 → adult
- a novel after Dickens' style
- 一本模仿荻更斯文体的小说 → after
- to read a condensation of a novel
- 看一本小说的节本 → condensation
- a novel emasculated by censorship
- 一部经过审查员删削的小说 → emasculate
- This novel won't film well.
- 这部小说拍不成好电影。 → film
- a full-length novel
- 足本小说 → full-length
- a good novel
- 一本好小说 → good
- a historical novel
- 历史小说 → historical
- an impossible novel
- 一本十分讨厌的小说 → impossible
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