Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

novelization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: nov-el-iza-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The writing of a novel based on fact; fictionalization

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A text novel that is an adaptation of a story from a visual medium such as film

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Italic *nowos Latin novus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin novellus Vulgar Latin *novella Italian novellabor. English novel English -ization English novelization From novel + -ization.

Usage

Inflected Forms

novelizations (plural)

Synonyms

novelisation

Questions

What does novelization mean?: The writing of a novel based on fact; fictionalization
Where does novelization come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Italic *nowos Latin novus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin novellus Vulgar Latin *novella Italian novellabor. English novel English -ization English novelization From novel + -ization.

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