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webnovel

webnovel noun: an online novel.

Noun

webnovel (plural webnovels)

  1. An online novel.
    • It would be so much faster to have her read webnovels, but my sister isn't tech savvy and doesn't have a smartphone, so books it is.2020 September 11, Sorahoshi, translated by Amber Tamosaitis, Past Life Countess, Present Life Otome Game NPC?!, Cross Infinite World, →ISBN
    • A small subset of webnovels is light novels, which is a term that describes webnovels that have been picked up by a Japanese publisher.2021 May 14, Monica Leonelle, Get Your Book Selling Wide, →ISBN

Examples of webnovel in a sentence

  • Many novels, dramas, comics, and animated shows produced in China are based on popular webnovels.2021 December 14, Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, Heaven Official’s Blessing (Tian Guan Ci Fu; volume 1), Seven Seas Entertainment, →ISBN:
  • She will oversee all aspects of development across the studio’s growing slate of series adaptations from Webtoon’s global IP catalog and Wattpad webnovels.2022 August 16, Peter White, “Sera Tabb Joins Wattpad Webtoon As Global Head Of TV & Company Launches Animation Division”, in Deadline...

Forms of webnovel

pluralwebnovels

Origin of webnovel

From web + novel.

Questions about webnovel

What does webnovel mean?
Webnovel means an online novel.
How do you use webnovel in a sentence?
Many novels, dramas, comics, and animated shows produced in China are based on popular webnovels.
What part of speech is webnovel?
Webnovel is a noun.
What is the plural of webnovel?
The plural of webnovel is webnovels.

Words near webnovel in the dictionary

  1. webmoth
  2. webmoths
  3. WebMs
  4. webname
  5. webnames
  6. webnovel
  7. webnovela
  8. webnovelas
  9. webnovels
  10. webocracies
  11. webocracy

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