how to pronounce novel

/ˈnɒv.əl/

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novel is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of novel in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… at the time this novel begins yes and in …”

meaning of novel

Novel means a long fictional prose narrative.

novel frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word novel occurs in english on average 41.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics novel can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that novel can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;