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It means that no matter what you write, be it a biography, an autobiography, a detective novel, or a conversation on the street, it all becomes fiction as soon as you write it down.
Guillermo Cabrera Infante

Meaning of "detective novel" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DETECTIVE NOVEL

detective novel  [dɪˈtektɪv ˈnɒvəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DETECTIVE NOVEL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Detective novel is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DETECTIVE NOVEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

detective novel

Detective fiction

Detective fiction is a sub-genre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator or a detective—either professional or amateur—investigates a crime, often murder.

Definition of detective novel in the English dictionary

The definition of detective novel in the dictionary is a novel in which a detective tries to solve a crime.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DETECTIVE NOVEL


antinovel
ˈæntɪˌnɒvəl
approval
əˈpruːvəl
arrival
əˈraɪvəl
carnival
ˈkɑːnɪvəl
civil
ˈsɪvəl
devil
ˈdɛvəl
evil
ˈiːvəl
festival
ˈfɛstɪvəl
grovel
ˈɡrɒvəl
level
ˈlɛvəl
marvel
ˈmɑːvəl
medieval
ˌmɛdɪˈiːvəl
nonnovel
ˌnɒnˈnɒvəl
novel
ˈnɒvəl
oval
ˈəʊvəl
ovel
ˈɒvəl
photonovel
ˈfəʊtəʊˌnɒvəl
removal
rɪˈmuːvəl
survival
səˈvaɪvəl
travel
ˈtrævəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DETECTIVE NOVEL

detectable
detecter
detectible
detection
detective
detective chief inspector
detective chief superintendent
detective constable
detective device
detective inspector
detective sergeant
detective story
detective superintendent
detective work
detective-like
detectivist
detectophone
detector
detector van
detectorist

WORDS THAT END LIKE DETECTIVE NOVEL

A level
A-level
airport novel
dime novel
entry-level
graphic novel
gravel
high-level
historical novel
hovel
low-level
mechanical shovel
on a level
on the level
saga novel
shovel
steam-shovel
swivel
the novel
top-level

Synonyms and antonyms of detective novel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «detective novel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DETECTIVE NOVEL

Find out the translation of detective novel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of detective novel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «detective novel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

侦探小说
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

novela policíaca
570 millions of speakers

English

detective novel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जासूसी उपन्यास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رواية بوليسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

детективный роман
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

romance policial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোয়েন্দা উপন্যাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

roman policier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Novel detektif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Krimi
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

探偵小説
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탐정 소설
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Novel detektif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiểu thuyết trinh thám
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துப்பறியும் நாவல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुप्त पोलिस कादंबरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

polisiye roman
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

romanzo poliziesco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

detektyw powieść
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

детективний роман
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

detectiv roman
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αστυνομικό μυθιστόρημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

speurder roman
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

deckare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

detektiv roman
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of detective novel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DETECTIVE NOVEL»

The term «detective novel» is regularly used and occupies the 79.401 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DETECTIVE NOVEL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «detective novel» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «detective novel» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about detective novel

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3 QUOTES WITH «DETECTIVE NOVEL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word detective novel.
1
Guillermo Cabrera Infante
It means that no matter what you write, be it a biography, an autobiography, a detective novel, or a conversation on the street, it all becomes fiction as soon as you write it down.
2
Ross MacDonald
The surprise with which a detective novel concludes should set up tragic vibrations which run backward through the entire structure.
3
Peter Shaffer
But the first published thing I did was a detective story, detective novel, and I did that on my own.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DETECTIVE NOVEL»

Discover the use of detective novel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to detective novel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Gay Detective Novel: Lesbian and Gay Main Characters and ...
Comments from authors interviewed for this book play a central role in those analyses. Part III lists series-spanning themes (e.g., homophobia, the closet, gay marriage) and the novels and series that address each of those themes.
Judith A. Markowitz, 2004
2
Antiheroes: Mexico and Its Detective Novel
In this book, Stavans uses his investigative and narrative talents to tackle the work of such internationally reputed figures as Carlos Fuentes, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, and Jorge Ibarguengoitia.
Ilan Stavans, 1997
3
Watteau's Shepherds: The Detective Novel in Britain, 1914-1940
This book sheds new light into the fascinating field of detective fiction.
LeRoy Panek, 1979
4
The doomed detective: the contribution of the detective ...
Tani’s argument says that the “mys­tery story as written by Hammett and others and touted by the French existen­tialists led to a new kind of novel and the old-style mystery, as written by, for ex­ample, Agatha Christie, seemed a ...
Stefano Tani, 1984
5
The Anti-detective Novel in German, English, and Swiss ...
' These texts trouble the detective, either by casting doubt upon his integrity or by depicting a failure of rational inquiry.
Martin Rosenstock, 2007
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Paul Auster's 'City of Glass' as a Postmodern Detective Novel
The short introduction of the two identity-constituting models by ERIKSON and MEAD will provide a better overview of the idea of identity formation. Within the second section the novel itself will be taken into consideration.
Toni Rudat, 2007
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The detective novel of manners: hedonism, morality, and the ...
The detective novel, a genre long associated with reading for escape, is here found to be the literary successor to the nineteenth-century English "novel of manners.
Hanna Kurz Charney, 1981
8
An Easy Thing: A Héctor Belascoarán Shayne Detective Novel
Set amidst the political turbulence and social unrest of contemporary Mexico City, An Easy Thing introduces English-speaking readers to Taibo’s human and world-weary protagonist, independent detective Héctor Belascoarán Shayne.
Paco Ignacio Taibo II, 2012
9
Some Clouds: A Héctor Belascoarán Shayne Detective Novel
Taibo weaves these two seemingly disparate threads together into a novel that stretches the boundaries of the crime genre and poses the question: how does a detective operate in a society in which the social and political institutions ...
Paco Ignacio Taibo II, 2012
10
Jack Be Quick: Sequel to the Detective Novel, Jack Be Nimble
Her sociopathic ability to worm her way out of this dilemma fools even the best detectives, but perhaps not the most cunning reader? Jack Be Quick is a murder mystery as well as an intriguing study about the complexities of the human mind.
Donald A. Moses, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DETECTIVE NOVEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term detective novel is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Movie coming of rental car owner who rescued cars from Iraq
The story read like something from an exciting modern-day detective novel that started with one Sherzad and one Mehmed renting a black Opel ... «NL Times, Jul 15»
2
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind
The main theme of this gripping detective novel, though, is the remnant of the Greek community in İstanbul, their link to Byzantine history, and ... «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»
3
Making a splash for summer
The third detective novel in Kevin Brooks's action-packed Travis Delaney series for 11+, The Snake Trap (Macmillan £6.99) sees the young ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
4
The Resurgence of Golden Age Crime
... The Murder Room imprint to HarperCollins' revival of the Collins Crime Club – the readership for the golden age detective novel is as hungry ... «The Bookseller, Jul 15»
5
See WWII through Famed German military leader Erwin Rommel's …
She is completing a detective novel set in Singapore. "Erwin Rommel: Photographer--Volume 1: A Survey" is available on Amazon and soon ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
6
What Gives the Beach That Smell? Sulfur-Making Algae
Close your eyes and conjure up your paradise vacation: umbrellaed drink in hand, trashy detective novel perched on your knee, the rhythmic ... «Wired, Jun 15»
7
Gretchen Reads: Finders Keepers by Stephen King
The premise of Stephen King's latest detective novel made my inner 10-year-old treasure seeker sit up and clap like a maniac. Finders Keepers ... «Alice @ 97.3, Jun 15»
8
Sisters in Crime: Lucy Sussex
... how The Mystery of the Hansom Cab (1886) became the fastest-selling detective novel of the 1800s, and Australia's first literary blockbuster. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
9
The alphabet of months: a year of living with multiple sclerosis
... Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole is a detective novel, and despite his flapping white coat and squeaking Crocs, Ropper is Humphrey Bogart, ... «New Statesman, Jun 15»
10
In-Between: A disaster zone in London strikes poetic notes after …
His ideas ranged from the form of the detective novel to the importance of culture in both domination and resistance. He believed that every ... «The Independent, Jun 15»

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