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antinovel

[ an-tee-nov-uhl, an-tahy- ]
/ ˈæn tiˌnɒv əl, ˈæn taɪ- /
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noun
a literary work in which the author rejects the use of traditional elements of novel structure, especially in regard to development of plot and character.
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Origin of antinovel

First recorded in 1955–60; anti- + novel1

OTHER WORDS FROM antinovel

an·ti·nov·el·ist, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for antinovel

antinovel
/ (ˈæntɪˌnɒvəl) /

noun
Also: anti-roman, nouveau roman a type of prose fiction in which conventional or traditional novelistic elements are rejected
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