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novella

noun no·vel·la \nō-ˈve-lə\

: a short novel : a story that is longer than a short story but shorter than a novel

plural novellas or no·vel·le \-ˈve-lē\

Full Definition of NOVELLA

1
plural novelle :  a story with a compact and pointed plot
2
plural usually novellas :  a work of fiction intermediate in length and complexity between a short story and a novel
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Origin of NOVELLA

Italian, from feminine of novello new, from Latin novellus
First Known Use: 1898

Related to NOVELLA

Synonyms
narrative, novelette, story, short story, tale, yarn

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

Rhymes with NOVELLA

Capella, chlorella, favela, glabella, lamella, Mandela, nigella, paella, patella, predella, prunella, quiniela, rubella, sequela, umbrella, vanilla

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