realistic novel

collocation in English

meaningsofrealisticandnovel

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realistic
adjective
uk
/ˌrɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/us
/ˌriː.əˈlɪs.tɪk/
accepting things as they are in fact and not making decisions based on unlikely hopes for ...
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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 ofrealisticandnovelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This was the era of both therealisticnoveland of a photographic realism in the visual arts.
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They thought it was arealisticnovel, which of course it wasn't.
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But it's the mostrealisticnovelever written.
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As early as 1916, he began taking notes for arealisticnovelabout small-town life.
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She continued writing, finishing her last realistic novels and collections of short stories.
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Many feel his romantic works lack the same militancy of his poetic works, though his advocacy resurfaces in his realistic novels.
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They had left the market nonetheless in the 1670s, defeated by the more realistic novels that appeared then.
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But he has also written crime-books, books about love and realistic novels.
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Her genres are many and varied, including realistic novels, fantasies, non-fiction, fairy tales, picture books, mysteries and poetry.
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She wrote fantasy for children, historical stories for young adults and realistic novels for adults.
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