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anti-novel

anti-novel is the alternative spelling of antinovel.

Meaning of antinovel

Noun

antinovel (plural antinovels)

  1. A novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel, such as a coherent plot and protagonist.
    • Digressions are usually considered a characteristic feature of the antinovel tradition.
  2. (broadly) Any style of writing that deviates from the norm of technical conventions used in writing literature.

Forms of anti-novel

pluralanti-novels

Questions about anti-novel

What is anti-novel the alternative spelling of?
Anti-novel is the alternative spelling of antinovel.

Words near anti-novel in the dictionary

  1. anti-neutrons
  2. anti-nightcore
  3. anti-node
  4. anti-nodes
  5. anti-noise
  6. anti-novel
  7. anti-novels
  8. anti-nuclear antibodies
  9. anti-nuclear antibody
  10. anti-nuclear factor
  11. anti-nuclear factors

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