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1. An extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
    
2. A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
   "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels"

1. Original and of a kind not seen before
   "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"
   - fresh, new
    
2. Pleasantly new or different
   - refreshing

Derived forms: novels

See also: new, novelette, novelist, original

Type of: book, fiction, volume

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