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novel
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Spare Parts, by Joshua Davis
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- The pay was low—five dollars an hour—but for a while, the novelty of making food for people was exciting.†
p. 83.5novelty = the quality of being new and original
- He decided to offer Lorenzo a novel solution: "Next time somebody wants to fight you, pretend you're having a seizure."
p. 117.1 *novel = new and original
- Raising money and competing in the FIRST program had helped, but talking to an audience was still a novel experience.
p. 156.6
Definitions:
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(novel as in: a novel situation) new and original -- typically something considered good
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(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.