Meanings
nounnovelry (countable and uncountable, plural novelries)
plural novelries
- countableobsoleteuncountableNovelty; new things.
Origin
- Old Frenchnovelerie
- Englishnovelry
Old French novelerie.
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novelry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/novelry
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “novelry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/novelry.
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