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novel
noun
a
long
written
story
about
imaginary
people
and
events
,
usually
published
as
a
book
•
Carlos
spent
the
weekend
reading
a
gripping
novel
about
time
travel
.
Carlos
spent
the
weekend
reading
a
gripping
novel
about
time
travel
.
•
The
library
’
s
summer
program
encourages
children
to
write
their
own
short
novels
.
The
library
’
s
summer
program
encourages
children
to
write
their
own
short
novels
.
From
Middle
French
‘
novel
’
and
Latin
‘
novellus
’ (“
new
,
fresh
”),
reflecting
the
idea
of
a
‘
new
kind
of
story
’.
noun
(
historical
,
law
)
a
new
decree
or
statute
,
especially
one
issued
by
Emperor
Justinian
in
6th-century
Byzantine
law
•
The
scholar
translated
the
77th
novel
to
better
understand
Byzantine
legal
reforms
.
The
scholar
translated
the
77th
novel
to
better
understand
Byzantine
legal
reforms
.
•
Justinian
’
s
novels
often
clarified
earlier
,
conflicting
laws
.
Justinian
’
s
novels
often
clarified
earlier
,
conflicting
laws
.
From
Medieval
Latin
‘
novella
constitutio
’ (“
new
decree
”),
shortened
to
‘
novel
’
in
English
legal
scholarship
.
