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novelette
[ nov-uh-let ]
/ ˌnɒv əˈlɛt /
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noun
a brief novel or long short story.
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Words nearby novelette
Novato, Novaya Zemlya, novel, novel coronavirus, novelese, novelette, novelettish, novelist, novelistic, novelize, novella
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British Dictionary definitions for novelette
novelette
/ (ˌnɒvəˈlɛt) /
noun
an extended prose narrative story or short novel
a novel that is regarded as being slight, trivial, or sentimental
a short piece of lyrical music, esp one for the piano
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