| NOUN | communication | novel | an extended fictional work in prose |
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| artifact | novel | a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | novel, fresh, new | original and of a kind not seen before |
| all | novel, refreshing | pleasantly new or different |
| Sounds | naa'vahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Original and of a kind not seen before. | |
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| Example | "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem" | |
| Synonyms | fresh, new | |
| Broader | original | Being or productive of something fresh and unusual |
| Spanish | fresco, novedoso, novel, nuevo | |
| Catalan | fresc, nou, novell | |
| Meaning | pleasantly new or different. | |
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| Synonym | refreshing | |
| Broader | new | not of long duration |
| Spanish | estimulante, innovador, refrescante | |
| Catalan | estimulant, innovador, refrescant | |
| Meaning | An extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story. | |
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| Narrower | detective novel, mystery novel | novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end |
| dime novel, penny dreadful | A melodramatic paperback novel / novel | |
| manga | Graphic novel that originated in Japan, usually intended for adults and characterized by highly stylized art | |
| novelette, novella | A short / short novel | |
| roman a clef | A novel in which actual persons and events are disguised as fictional characters | |
| roman fleuve | A French novel in the form of a long / long chronicle of a family or other social group | |
| romance | A novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life | |
| Broader | fiction | A literary work based on the imagination / imagination and not necessarily on fact |
| Spanish | novela | |
| Catalan | novela, novel·la, novel | |
| Nouns | novelette | a short / short novel |
| novelist | one who writes novels | |
| Meaning | A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction. | |
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| Broader | book, volume | physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together |
| Spanish | novela | |
| Catalan | novel·la | |
| Nouns | novelette | a short / short novel |
| novelist | one who writes novels | |
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