All 8 Uses of
novel
in
Do You Speak American?
- On the other hand, it is not only human but very American to delight in novelty, and our language bursts with it.†
Chpt 1novelty = the quality of being new and original
- Young women are always alert to novelty in fashion, but certain young women are willing to embrace it sooner, and some have the natural authority to induce others to follow.†
Chpt 2
- The influence of Black English and hip-hop expressions is obvious in another novelty that is driving language change, IM-ing or Instant Messaging.†
Chpt 6
- To counter that, a search is under way for novel approaches, finding an "architecture" different from...
Chpt 8 *novel = new and original
Uses with a meaning too common or too rare to warrant foucs:
- The idea of reconquest was deftly satirized by Jim Lehrer in the 1966 novel Viva Max, made into a film with Peter Ustinov, which imagined a bored Mexican general marching troops to San Antonio and retaking the Alamo.†
Chpt 5
- No one is quite sure where the name California came from, but the default theory is a Spanish novel about; an island with the qualities of paradise.†
Chpt 7
- San Francisco was where Sal Paradise, the hero of Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road, repeatedly gravitated in his hitchhiking journeys across the country.†
Chpt 7
- Inspired by Jane Austen's novel Emma, Heckerling deftly satirized the speech and lifestyle of rich teens in Los Angeles.†
Chpt 7 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(novel as in: a novel situation) new and original -- typically something considered good
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(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus:
More commonly, novel is used as a noun to refer to a work of fiction that is published as a book. In the form novelty, the word can refer to an inexpensive, mass-produced item of interest such as a toy, trinket, or item given away to advertise.