historical novel

noun

a novel within the genre of historical fiction.

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Nearby words

historical fiction, historical geology, historical linguistics, historical materialism, historical method, historical novel, historical present, historical school, historical sociology, historical-cost accounting, historicism

Origin of historical novel

First recorded in 1820–30

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