Phrase guide

graphic novel

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A comic book containing a single and full nonepisodic story.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: comics, literature, media, publishing

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: novel·la gràfica — comic book
  • Catalan: còmic — comic book
  • Chinese Mandarin: 圖像小說 /图像小说 (túxiàng xiǎoshuō) — comic book
  • Finnish: sarjakuvalehti — comic book
  • Finnish: sarjakuvakirja — comic book
  • French: bande dessinée — comic book
  • French: BD — comic book
  • French: bédé — comic book
  • French: roman graphique — comic book
  • German: Comicbuch — comic book
  • German: Graphic Novel — comic book
  • Hungarian: képregény — comic book
  • Italian: romanzo a fumetti — comic book
  • Japanese: コミックス (komikkusu) — comic book
  • Japanese: 漫画 — comic book
  • Malay: novel grafik — comic book
  • Polish: powieść graficzna — comic book
  • Russian: ко́микс (kómiks) — comic book
  • Spanish: novela gráfica — comic book