novel
Cross references: 1. new 1. nov.el \'na:v-*l\ aj [ME, fr. MF, new, fr. L novellus, fr. dim. of novus new - more at] NEW 1: having no precedent : NEW 2: STRANGE, UNUSUAL 2. novel \.na:v-*-'lis-tik\ n [It novella] 1: an invented prose narrative that is usu. long and complex and deals with human experience through a connected sequence of events 2: the literary type constituted by novels - nov.el.is.tic aj