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/ʁɔ.mɑ̃/
Translation
novel
Word origin
From Old French romanz ('the vernacular language, then a tale told in it'), from Vulgar Latin romanice ('in the Roman manner'), from Latin Romanus ('Roman'). The sense narrowed to a long fictional narrative.
- Origin
- Vulgar Latin
- Root
- romanice
- English cognates
- romance, Roman
Grammar
Examples
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I am reading a French novel at the moment.
' .
This novel tells the story of a family in Paris.
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She has been writing her first novel for two years.
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The novel is too long, I am not going to finish it.
C' .
It is a very well-known novel in France.
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