Definition of "graphic novel" [graphic novel]

• A novel whose narrative is related through a combination of text and art, often in comic-strip form. (noun)

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• "So we did some thinking — and some careful reading of Robert Kirkman's graphic novel upon which the show is based — and came up with our two best guesses."
• "Without this open exchange, however, my younger son might not have introduced me to Marjane Satrapi's first graphic novel Persepolis."