contemporary novel

collocation in English

meaningsofcontemporaryandnovel

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contemporary
adjective
uk
/kənˈtem.pər.ər.i/us
/kənˈtem.pə.rer.i/
existing or happening now, and therefore ...
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novel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈnɒv.əl/us
/ˈnɑː.vəl/
a long printed story about imaginary characters ...
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(Definition ofcontemporaryandnovelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Each set of selections comprises one classic and onecontemporarynovelor novella.
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He dissociates his fiction from the scandal-memoir and thecontemporarynovel.
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Acontemporarynovelwith no science-fiction elements, it did not receive wide attention.
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Even though the book is a historical tale, it has been called acontemporarynovelthat uses colloquial terms.
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This idea has since been echoed in some of popularcontemporarynovelseries in werewolves can breed new werewolves in addition to creating new ones by biting them.
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However, it was a great deal more authentic than most contemporary novels about the demimonde.
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She then turned her hand to fiction, publishing two contemporary novels.
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She attempted writing historical novels but eventually turned to contemporary novels instead.
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Her contemporary novels of the period 19071918 are about the city and its inhabitants.
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Some contemporary novels emphasize action and intrigue above thematic depth.
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He also wrote historical novels, contemporary novels and poetry.
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It is, in ways that so many contemporary novels are not, a work of art.
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In the following years he turned entirely on the painting out and wrote his most important historical novels and contemporary novels and proved his enormous poetic power.
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Eleven historical and contemporary novels followed.
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Austen's works, however, were contemporary novels, describing the times in which she lived.
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Winfrey discontinued the book club for one year in 2002, stating that she could not keep up with the required reading while still searching for contemporary novels that she enjoyed.
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