"sensation novel" meaning in All languages combined

See sensation novel on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sensation novels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sensation novel (plural sensation novels)
  1. (historical) A novel full of violence, melodrama, and usually improbable situations. Tags: historical Related terms: penny dreadful
    Sense id: en-sensation_novel-en-noun-wwO1lXh4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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