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a
: new and not resembling something formerly known or used
New technologies are posing novel problems.
b
: not previously identified
transmission of a novel coronavirus
a novel genetic mutation
novel bacterial strains
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: original or striking especially in conception or style
a novel scheme to collect money
novel solutions
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: an invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events
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: the literary genre consisting of novels
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