what does novel mean?

A fictional prose narrative of considerable length, typically having a plot that is unfolded by the actions, speech, and thoughts of the characters.
小说：虚构的叙述性文章，有一定长度，特别有通过行为，语言，人物思想展开的情节.

novel
[5nCvEl]
n.
小说, 长篇故事
adj.
新奇的, 新颖的, 异常的

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n.（名词）
A fictional prose narrative of considerable length, typically having a plot that is unfolded by the actions, speech, and thoughts of the characters.
小说：虚构的叙述性文章，有一定长度，特别有通过行为，语言，人物思想展开的情节
The literary genre represented by novels.
以小说表出现的文学类型

Ultimately from Italian novella
最终源自 意大利语 novella
from Old Italian [piece of news, chit-chat, tale]
源自 古意大利语 [新闻，闲谈，故事]
from Vulgar Latin *novella
源自 俗拉丁语 *novella
from neuter pl. of Latin novellus [diminutive of] novus [new] * see newo-
源自 拉丁语 novellus的中性复数 [] novus的小后缀 [新的] *参见 newo-

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