novel 1
— novellike , adj.
/nov"euhl/ , n.
1. a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.
2. (formerly) novella (def. 1).
[ 1560-70; novella ( storia ) new kind of story. See NOVEL 2 ]
novel 2
/nov"euhl/ , adj.
of a new kind; different from anything seen or known before: a novel idea.
[ 1375-1425; late ME ( novellus fresh, young, novel, dim. of novus NEW ]
Syn . See new .
novel 3
/nov"euhl/ , n.
1. Roman Law.
a. an imperial enactment subsequent and supplementary to an imperial compilation and codification of authoritative legal materials.
b. Usually, Novels , imperial enactments subsequent to the promulgation of Justinian's Code and supplementary to it: one of the four divisions of the Corpus Juris Civilis.
2. Civil Law. an amendment to a statute.
[ 1605-15; novella ( constitutio ) a new (regulation, order). See NOVEL 2 ]