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novelization

novelization noun: the writing of a novel based on fact; fictionalization.

Noun

novelization (countable and uncountable, plural novelizations)

  1. The writing of a novel based on fact; fictionalization
  2. A text novel that is an adaptation of a story from a visual medium such as film

Forms of novelization

pluralnovelizations

Origin of novelization

From novel + -ization.

Questions about novelization

What does novelization mean?
Novelization means the writing of a novel based on fact; fictionalization.
What part of speech is novelization?
Novelization is a noun.
What is the plural of novelization?
The plural of novelization is novelizations.

Words near novelization in the dictionary

  1. novelisms
  2. novelist
  3. novelistic
  4. novelistically
  5. novelists
  6. novelization
  7. novelizations
  8. novelize
  9. novelized
  10. novelizer
  11. novelizers

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