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Vanguard vs Novel - What's the difference?

vanguard | novel |

As a noun vanguard

is the leading units at the front of an army or fleet.

As a verb novel is

to increase (to make larger).

vanguard

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The leading units at the front of an army or fleet.
  • (by extension) The person(s) at the forefront of any group or movement.
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  • Synonyms

    * advance guard

    Antonyms

    * rearguard

    novel

    English

    (wikipedia novel)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • new, original, especially in an interesting way
  • Usage notes
    * Said of ideas, ways, etc.
    Synonyms
    * See also

    Etymology 2

    In various senses from (etyl) novelle or (etyl) novella, both from (etyl) novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of novellus, from . Some senses came to English directly from the Latin. (etystub)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A novelty; something new.
  • *, II.2.4:
  • merry talessuch as the old woman told of Psyche in Apuleius, Boccace novels , and the rest, quarum auditione pueri delectantur, senes narratione , which some delight to hear, some to tell, all are well pleased with.
  • A work of prose fiction, longer than a short story.
  • (classical studies, historical) A new legal constitution in ancient Rome.
  • Derived terms
    * novelisation, novelization * novelist