novel
C1Frequent NGSL-2UK /ˈnɒvl/US /ˈnɑːvl/
Meaning
adjective
different from anything known before; new, interesting and often seeming slightly strange
“a novel feature”
noun
a story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the characters and events are usually imaginary
“to write/publish/read a novel”
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