novel

Everyday

1. A novel is a long story in a book about made-up people and events. tree →
2. Novel (adjective) means new, different and interesting: a novel idea. tree →

In the lessons

In English lessons pupils read class novels and learn about chapters, characters and plot. In formal writing "novel" means new and unusual: a novel solution. In science news: "a novel virus". Phrases: class novel, graphic novel, novel idea.

Examples

• Our class is reading a novel about a dragon. tree →
• The novel has 20 chapters. tree →
• She wants to write a novel when she grows up. tree →
• Using a bucket as a drum was a novel idea. tree →
• A graphic novel tells a story in pictures. tree →
• The novel was turned into a film. tree →
• If the novel has 240 pages and I read 30 a day, I finish in 8 days. tree →
• This is a novel way to teach fractions. tree →

Note

Countable noun. Person: novelist. Trap: a novel is fiction (made up), not a true story; a short story is shorter. Adjective "novel" is formal and means new, from the same root as "novelty".

In Jewish tradition

In English lessons pupils read class novels and learn about chapters, characters and plot. In formal writing "novel" means new and unusual: a novel solution. In science news: "a novel virus". Phrases: class novel, graphic novel, novel idea.

Examples

• The root ספ״ר is also utilized to coin the novel metaphysical term סְפִירוֹת Sefirot, on which see SY 1:2 below. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• It is unclear if the author or editor of this section is employing Hebrew terms in a novel way, is unfamiliar with human physiology, or is using animal organs to some symbolic effect, or some combination thereof. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

Note

Countable noun. Person: novelist. Trap: a novel is fiction (made up), not a true story; a short story is shorter. Adjective "novel" is formal and means new, from the same root as "novelty".