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webnovela

webnovela noun: a Latin American or European dramatized series, inspired by fan fiction, that is presented as a set of video chapters on the internet.

Noun

webnovela (plural webnovelas)

  1. A Latin American or European dramatized series, inspired by fan fiction, that is presented as a set of video chapters on the internet.
    • Starting in 2009, univision.com users will get the opportunity to watch a free interactive webnovela called ‘Vidas Cruzadas’ (Crossed Lives) featuring Kate del Castillo and Guy Ecker. This 15-episode webnovela will consist of three- to five-minute episodes.2008 December 10, “Shakira heads to the White House”, in Vida en el Valle, volume 18, number 50, page B-1
    • The adolescents related that they had become involved with webnovelas as a result of recommendations from friends or cousins, or simply by chance when searching for information about their idols or favorite characters on the Internet.2014, Ilana Eleá, “Fanfiction and Webnovelas: The Digital Reading and Writing of Brazilian Adolescent Girls”, in Karen Ross, editor, The Handbook of Gender, Sex, and Media, Wiley Blackwell, →ISBN...

Forms of webnovela

pluralwebnovelas

Origin of webnovela

From Spanish webnovela.

Questions about webnovela

What does webnovela mean?
Webnovela means a Latin American or European dramatized series, inspired by fan fiction, that is presented as a set of video chapters on the internet.
What part of speech is webnovela?
Webnovela is a noun.
What is the plural of webnovela?
The plural of webnovela is webnovelas.

Words near webnovela in the dictionary

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

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