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sensation novel

sensation novel noun: a novel full of violence, melodrama, and usually improbable situations.

Noun

sensation novel (plural sensation novels)

  1. (historical) A novel full of violence, melodrama, and usually improbable situations.

Forms of sensation novel

pluralsensation novels

Questions about sensation novel

What does sensation novel mean?
Sensation novel means a novel full of violence, melodrama, and usually improbable situations.
What part of speech is sensation novel?
Sensation novel is a noun.
What is the plural of sensation novel?
The plural of sensation novel is sensation novels.

Words near sensation novel in the dictionary

  1. sensated
  2. sensately
  3. sensates
  4. sensating
  5. sensation
  6. sensation novel
  7. sensation novels
  8. sensation play
  9. sensation time
  10. sensation times
  11. sensation-monger

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