novel: Meaning and Definition of

nov•el

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).

nov•el

1. of a new kind; different from anything seen or known before: a novel idea.

nov•el

1. an imperial enactment subsequent and supplementary to an imperial compilation and codification of authoritative legal materials.
2. 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. an amendment to a statute.