novel

Definition 1

Not only new but also unusual. Novel implies 'imaginative' but (unlike 'new') not necessarily 'unused' and (unlike 'original') not necessarily 'genuine.'

Definition 2

Relatively longer fictional story with characters, dialogues, action, and events, and a 'plot' that ties them all together into a coherent whole.


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