novel

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: nŏvʹəl, IPA ^(key): /ˈnɒvl̩/
• (US) enPR: nävʹəl, IPA ^(key): /ˈnɑvəl/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: no‧vel

Noun

Singular novel

Plural novels

1. (countable) A novel is a long story.

   I wrote a novel last November for National Novel Writing Month.