Definition of novels:
(n) :
A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.
(adj) :
Original, especially in an interesting way; new and striking; not of the typical or ordinary type.
(adj) :
Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
(n) :
(obsolete) A novelty; something new.
(n) :
(historical) A fable; a short tale, especially one of many making up a larger work.
(n) :
(classical studies, historical) A new legal constitution in ancient Rome.