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novelization

noun

  1. adaptation of another work into a novel
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Italic *nowos Latin novus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin novellus Vulgar Latin *novella Italian novellabor. English novel English -ization English novelization From novel + -ization.

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