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novelese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nov-e-l-ese
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of writing characteristic of bad-quality novels.

Uncountable

Etymology

From novel + -ese.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does novelese mean?
A style of writing characteristic of bad-quality novels.
Where does novelese come from?
From novel + -ese.

How to pronounce novelese

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