1) strange; new; of a kind not previously known; a story in prose, long enough to fill one or more volumes, about either imaginary of historical people (novel)
2) the quality of being new or strange; a previously known or unfamiliar thing, idea etc (novelty)
done before or earlier
ahead in position or time
by this/that time
before expected time
(used to refer to a point of time in the past) at an earlier time
earlier
earlier; before something happens
early
for one time, on one occasion only; as soon as; when
in the past; occurred one time only
