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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
novel
/ˈnɒvl̩/
adjective1 of 2
written fiction story
- “When I was young, I read a lot of novels.”Tatoeba
- “History is a novel of which people are the author.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
A fable; a short tale, especially one of many making up a larger work.
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