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Definitions for Novels

[1] a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.
[2] (formerly) novella(def 1) .
[3] Roman Law . an imperial enactment subsequent and supplementary to an imperial compilation and codification of authoritative legal materials. Usually Novels , imperial enactments subsequent to the promulgation of Justinian's Code and supplementary to it: one of the four divisions of the Corpus Juris Civilis.
[4] Civil Law . an amendment to a statute.
[5] Roman law the new statutes of Justinian and succeeding emperors supplementing the Institutes, Digest, and Code: now forming part of the Corpus Juris Civilis
[6] an extended work in prose, either fictitious or partly so, dealing with character, action, thought, etc, esp in the form of a story
[7] the novel the literary genre represented by novels
[8] (usually plural) obsolete a short story or novella, as one of those in the Decameron of Boccaccio
[9] of a kind not seen before; fresh; new; original a novel suggestion
[10] Roman law a new decree or an amendment to an existing statute See also Novels

Words related to Novels

noveldifferent, unusual, offbeat, strange, innovative, unique, odd, peculiar, story, yarn, fiction, tale, narrative, prose, paperback, novella, avant-garde, now, contemporary, singular

Words nearby Novels

novelnovara, novated lease, novation, novato, novaya zemlya, novel, novelese, novelette, novelettish, novelist, novelistic

Origin of Novels

31605–15; < Late Latin novella (constitūtiō ) a new (regulation, order). See novel2

Other words from Novels

nov·el·like , adjective

Word origin for Novels

C15: from Latin novellus new, diminutive of novus new

Synonyms for Novels

different, innovative, odd, offbeat, peculiar, strange, unique, unusual, avant-garde, contemporary, now, recent, singular, at cutting edge, atypical, breaking new ground, far cry, fresh, funky, just out, modernistic, neoteric, new-fashioned, newfangled, rare, uncommon, unfamiliar