Main Entry:

²novel

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Italian novella

Date:

1639

1 : an invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events 2 : the literary genre consisting of novels

— nov·el·is·tic \ˌnä-və-ˈlis-tik\ adjective

— nov·el·is·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb