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novel
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Cutting for Stone
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Her brief absence made these sights a novelty again.†
Part 1

novelty = the quality of being new and original
The small Missing switchboard was still a novelty.†
Part 2
On top of each book was a shiny new Pelikan pen, the Pelicano, every schoolkid's dream, along with cartridges—such a novelty.†
Part 3 *
It was as if he couldn't get over the novelty of running water.†
Part 3
The operation was a novelty in Ethiopia, and now expatriate men, particularly Catholics, came to Ghosh in increasing numbers for an operation that was uncommon or unavailable in their countries.†
Part 3

Uses with a meaning too common or too rare to warrant foucs:

Definitions:

(1) (novel as in: a novel situation)
new and original -- typically something considered good
(2) (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.