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NOVEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
Example:
he burned all the novels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("novel" is a kind of...):
book; volume (physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together)
Derivation:
novelette (a short novel)
novelist (one who writes novels)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("novel" is a kind of...):
fiction (a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "novel"):
manga (graphic novel that originated in Japan, usually intended for adults and characterized by highly stylized art)
detective novel; mystery novel (novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end)
dime novel; penny dreadful (a melodramatic paperback novel)
novelette; novella (a short novel)
roman a clef (a novel in which actual persons and events are disguised as fictional characters)
romance (a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life)
roman fleuve (a French novel in the form of a long chronicle of a family or other social group)
Derivation:
novelette (a short novel)
novelist (one who writes novels)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pleasantly new or different
Example:
common sense of a most refreshing sort
Synonyms:
novel; refreshing
Classified under:
Similar:
new (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Original and of a kind not seen before
Example:
the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem
Synonyms:
fresh; new; novel
Classified under:
Similar:
original (being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of)
Context examples:
A DNA sequence rearrangement that results in the creation of novel immunoglobulins and T-cell receptors expressed by lymphocytes.
(Clonal Gene Rearrangement, NCI Thesaurus)
It has been suggested that AUH may have a novel role as a mitochondrial located AU-binding protein.
(AU RNA Binding Protein, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)
“This is certainly very novel,” said he.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Removal of the spleen in the mice, however, didn’t have an effect, indicating that the vagus nerve influenced inflammation through a novel route that didn’t involve the spleen.
(Electroacupuncture Reduces Sepsis in Mice, NIH)
A novel aryl diketone with activity against both DNA and RNA viruses.
(Arildone, NCI Thesaurus)
In ovary, placenta, breast, and testis, 170 kD BRX contains a LBC region preceded by 3 novel regions; C-terminal regions 4 and 5 bind to the ESR1 ligand-binding domain.
(A Kinase Anchor Protein 13, NCI Thesaurus)
Neuregulin-2, a novel neuregulin-1-like molecule encoded by a distinct gene.
(Neuregulin 2, NCI Thesaurus)
This finding therefore opens a novel field of the greatest interest, about microbial precipitation in seawater and the role of extracellular polymeric substances in mineral precipitation and the absorption of diverse metals.
(Researchers discover the oceanic precipitation mechanism for barium, which is a proxy for marine bacterial productivity, University of Granada)
But you never read novels, I dare say?
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
A calcium salt formulation of pitavastatin, a novel statin that induces plaque regression and elevates HDL-cholesterol levels.
(Pitavastatin Calcium, NCI Thesaurus)
