Question

According to the dictionary entry below, which word is a synonym for novel?

novel (´nä-vəl), adj., [Middle English, Anglo-French, Latin] 1. new and not like anything formerly known. 2. original—Syn see new.—n., 3. invented prose narrative. 4. the literary genre that is made up of novels.

A. anything
B. formerly
C. new
D. invented

Answer 1

the answer is C. new

Answer 2

Answer: C) new.

Explanation: in the given lines we can see a dictionary entry for the word "novel," the first thing we can see, between parentheses is the pronuntiation of the word, then we have the type of word, for example "adj" is for adjective; then we have the origin of the word, and finally the different denotations or definitions. Based on the first definition of "novel" we can see that one synonym for the word would be "new."