novel novâl, român (#) Fr.: roman A fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes (Dictionary.com). From It. novella (storia) "new kind of story," from L. novellus "new, young, recent," → new. Novâl, from now, → new, + -âl, → -al. Român, from Fr. roman, from V.L. *romanice "in the manner of Romans." |