Novel - Definition
novel
adj 1: original and of a kind not seen before; "the computer
produced a completely novel proof of a well-known
theorem" [syn: fresh, new, novel]
2: pleasantly new or different; "common sense of a most
refreshing sort" [syn: novel, refreshing]
n 1: an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of
a story
2: a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction;
"his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he
burned all the novels"