小说 — meaning in English

English meaning

• fiction noun Writing about imaginary people and events, rather than real ones.
• novel adj New and original, in an interesting or unusual way.

Senses

小说 is used for these senses in English:

• double English (printing, US, dated) The size of type between double pica and double great primer, standardized as 28-point.
• fiction (literature) Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
• novel A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella. [from 17th c.]

fiction — full definition

1. noun Writing about imaginary people and events, rather than real ones.
2. noun A statement or claim that is untrue, sometimes meant to mislead.

novel — full definition

1. adj New and original, in an interesting or unusual way.
2. noun A long work of fiction written in prose.

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