novelization

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noun

The writing of a novel based on fact; fictionalization

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novelisation
OriginEnglish novel ← Italian novella ← Vulgar Latin *novella →
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Meanings

nounnovelization (countable and uncountable, plural novelizations)

plural novelizations

  1. countableuncountableThe writing of a novel based on fact; fictionalization
  2. countableuncountableA text novel that is an adaptation of a story from a visual medium such as film

Synonyms & antonyms

nounconverting something into the form of a novel

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writingauthorshipcomposition

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  2. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  3. Proto-Italic*nowos
  4. Latinnovus
  5. Latinnovellus
  6. Vulgar Latin*novella
  7. Italiannovella
  8. Englishnovel
  9. Englishnovelization

From novel + -ization.

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APA

novelization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/novelization

MLA

“novelization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/novelization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “novelization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/novelization.

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