Novels
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of Novels
Latin Novellae ( constitūtiōnēs ) new (laws)
Example Sentences
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Novels selected for Grain of Salt events are carefully curated by Alexis, who focuses on female protagonists and queer literature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
Novels are long divorced from the oral tradition; few are designed to last beyond their reading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
They also dig into David Brooks’ controversial opinion column “When Novels Mattered” arguing that good literary fiction is a thing of the past.
From Slate ● Jul. 26, 2025
Novels are best at describing the complex charms and vicissitudes of love, which is why so many of these artists resort to texts along with images.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
It was published by the Central Committee of the Komsomol in 1939, and anybody who couldn’t get hold of the physical book could read it as a serial through the hugely popular program Newspaper Novels.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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