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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Roman
"Sie liest gerne historische Romane."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism.
"She is reading a historical novel set in Victorian London."
- 1
New or unusual in an interesting way.
"The company introduced a novel approach to waste management."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Italian word 'novella' meaning 'new story', stemming from the Latin 'novellus', diminutive of 'novus' (new). Originally referring to a short story in the medieval period, the term evolved in English by the 18th century to designate a long, fictional prose narrative.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Novel" is said worldwide
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roman
Transliteration: roman
"Il a écrit un roman policier captivant."
Roman
Transliteration: Roman
"Sie liest gerne historische Romane."
romanzo
Transliteration: romanzo
"Ho appena finito di leggere un bellissimo romanzo."
novela
Transliteration: novela
"Esta novela ganó un premio literario muy importante."
romance
Transliteration: romance
"Ele comprou um romance novo na livraria."
उपन्यास
Transliteration: upanyas
"मैंने मुंशी प्रेमचंद का एक प्रसिद्ध उपन्यास पढ़ा है।"
小说
Transliteration: xiǎoshuō
"这部小说被翻译成了多种语言。"
소설
Transliteration: soseol
"저는 주말마다 카페에서 소설을 읽습니다."
小説
Transliteration: shōsetsu
"彼女はミステリー小説を読むのが好きです。"
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