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novel

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UK /ˈnɒvl/US /ˈnɑːvl/
adjective

different from anything known before; new, interesting and often seeming slightly strange

noun

a story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the characters and events are usually imaginary

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After all, where else can a few clicks of a mouse take you from the latest novel by Tony Morrison to an 18th century edition of the works of John Lockach, having

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