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A '''novel''' is a long, fictional [[book]], almost always divided into smaller units, or chapters.
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A '''novel''' is a long, fictional [[book]], almost always divided into smaller units, or chapters. The word has the same origin as the word "novel" meaning new. Therefore, it can be said that a "new novel" is a [[tautology]].
  
 
A very short novel is sometimes called a Novella.
 
A very short novel is sometimes called a Novella.
  
 
[[category:literature]]
 
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A novel is a long, fictional book, almost always divided into smaller units, or chapters. The word has the same origin as the word "novel" meaning new. Therefore, it can be said that a "new novel" is a tautology.

A very short novel is sometimes called a Novella.