Novels Detective/Historical/Romantic Noun Bre ˈnɒvl ˈnɑːvl Write/Publish/Read Jane
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novel
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(noun)
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BrE / ˈnɒvl / NAmE / ˈnɑːvl /
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to write/publish/read a novel
detective/historical/romantic novels
the novels of jane austen
her first novel was finally accepted for publication.
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novel
(noun)BrE / ˈnɒvl / NAmE / ˈnɑːvl /
a story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the characters and events are usually imaginary
to write/publish/read a novel
detective/historical/romantic novels
the novels of Jane Austen
Extra Examples
Her first novel was finally accepted for publication.
I took a copy of a Graham Greene novel on the train with me.
One day I’m going to write the great American novel.
Samuel Richardson’s novels are all epistolary in form.
She completed her first novel at the age of 53.
The novel was based on a true life story.
The novel was set in a small town in France.
a novel about growing up
a prize for the best first novel of the year
adapting the novel for television
his critically acclaimed novel
the events that inspired the novel
His first novel was published in 1934.
detective/historical/romantic novels
Word Origin
noun mid 16th cent.: from Italian novella (storia) ‘new (story)’, feminine of novello ‘new’, from Latin novellus, from novus ‘new’. The word is also found from late Middle English until the 18th cent. in the sense ‘a novelty, a piece of news’, from Old French novelle, from Latin novellus, from novus ‘new’.
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