"visual novel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: visual novels [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Japanese ビジュアルノベル (bijuaru noberu), from English visual + novel Etymology templates: {{cal|en|ja|ビジュアルノベル|tr=bijuaru noberu}} Calque of Japanese ビジュアルノベル (bijuaru noberu), {{uder|en|en|-}} English, {{compound|en|visual|novel}} visual + novel Head templates: {{en-noun}} visual novel (plural visual novels)
  1. (video games) An interactive fiction video game of a style originated in Japan, consisting primarily of narration illustrated by anime-style images. Wikipedia link: visual novel Categories (topical): Japanese fiction, Video game genres, Video games Related terms: eroge, nukige Translations (Translations): 視覺小說 (Chinese Mandarin), 视觉小说 (shìjué xiǎoshuō) (Chinese Mandarin), roman vidéoludique [masculine] (French), visual novel (French), ビジュアルノベル (bijuaru noberu) (Japanese), 비주얼 노벨 (bijueol nobel) (Korean), novela visual (Portuguese), novela visual [feminine] (Spanish), visuell roman [common-gender] (Swedish)

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