Question

which piece of text uses this meaning of novel? novel noun a long fictional piece of writing mrs. bowman had a novel idea for party decorations: she blew up transparent balloons with colored confetti inside. don quixote, the seventeenth - century spanish novel by miguel de cervantes saavedra, tells the story of the chivalrous yet delusional alonso quixano.

Explanation:

We need to find the text that uses "novel" with the meaning of "a long fictional piece of writing". In the first sentence, "novel" is used as an adjective meaning "new or original". In the second sentence, "Don Quixote" is described as a "seventeenth - century Spanish novel", which fits the definition of a long fictional piece of writing.

Answer:

Don Quixote, the seventeenth - century Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, tells the story of the chivalrous yet delusional Alonso Quixano.