Synonyms

graphic novel

American

noun

a novel in the form of comic strips.

graphic novel British

noun

a novel in the form of a comic strip

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Etymology

Origin of graphic novel

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

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Other awards at the ceremony include categories for best illustrator, fiction, debut fiction, science fiction and fantasy, discover, romantic fiction author and graphic novel.

From BBC

The graphic novel illustrator, 38, says he is alarmed by society's increasing dependence on artificial intelligence, which he insists is inferior to the things it is being used to replace.

From Barron's

There’s a series of graphic novels called “Hobtown Mystery Stories” that are like, what if David Lynch wrote Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew-style teen detective books?

From Los Angeles Times

“The ones back there are children’s and young adult books. Fiction, nonfiction, novels and poetry, comics and graphic novels. Anything that I think you folks might enjoy.”

From Literature

Today, Loudmouth Books carries more than 2,000 titles by, for, and about marginalized authors, spanning genres from children’s literature and cookbooks to fiction, poetry, romance, sci-fi, and graphic novels.

From Salon

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