Classic book — Moby Dick An example of a classic book … Wikipedia
classic — clas|sic1 [ klæsık ] adjective ** 1. ) usually before noun a classic song, book, play, television program, etc. is very good and has been popular and had a lot of influence for a long time: William Golding s classic novel Lord of the Flies 2. ) a … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
classic */*/ — I UK [ˈklæsɪk] / US adjective 1) [usually before noun] completely typical She was displaying classic symptoms of shock. a classic example/case: Their romance is a classic case of opposites attracting. 2) [usually before noun] a classic song, book … English dictionary
Novel — For other uses, see Novel (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Novell. New novels in a Oldenburg bookshop, February 2009 … Wikipedia
novel — novel1 novellike, adj. /nov euhl/, n. 1. a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes. 2. (formerly) novella (def. 1). [1560 70; … Universalium
novel — The establishment of the Franco regime at the end of the Civil War had negative consequences for all cultural activity, not least the novel. Those pre war novelists who were not dead or exiled found themselves, for the most part, reduced to… … Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture
novel — Synonyms and related words: Bildungsroman, Gothic novel, authentic, avant garde, bauble, best seller, bibelot, blockbuster, book, bound book, classic, coloring book, comic novel, creative, curio, definitive work, detective novel, different, dime… … Moby Thesaurus
novel — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hardback, hardcover (esp. AmE), paperback ▪ debut ▪ first, second, etc. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
novel — I n 1. narrative, story, tale, account, history, chronicle, saga, yarn; fiction, romance, Fr. roman; drama, adventure, mystery, detective novel or fiction, Inf. whodunit, thriller, suspense novel, spy novel, intrigue, science fiction, Sl. sci fi… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
classic — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 famous book, play, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ great, true ▪ minor ▪ contemporary, modern ▪ old … Collocations dictionary