light novel

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Etymology

Calque of Japanese ライトノベル (raito noberu), ultimately from light +‎ novel.

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Noun

light novel (plural light novels)

  1. (literature) A Japanese novel primarily targeting young adults, typically illustrated (in an anime/manga style) and containing not more than 50,000 words.
    Synonym: LN
    Hypernym: novel
    Coordinate terms: novel, novella, novelette

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