novelette

[ nov-uh-let ]

/ ˌnɒv əˈlɛt /

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noun

a brief novel or long short story.

Words nearby novelette

novation, novato, novaya zemlya, novel, novelese, novelette, novelettish, novelist, novelistic, novelize, novella

Origin of novelette

First recorded in 1805–15; novel¹ + -ette

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Examples from the Web for novelette

The Tall T, from a Leonard novelette, starred Randolph Scott and Richard Boone.
Elmore Leonard’s Rocky Road to Fame and Fortune|Mike Lupica|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The second attempt, in form of a novelette, is nearly ready.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1|Elizabeth Bisland
Distinguish between the novel, the novelette, and the short-story.
A Manual of the Art of Fiction|Clayton Hamilton
Mr. McClure tried to beguile her into writing him a “novelette,” or a “romance of Bible times,” but Mrs. Ward was not to be moved.
The Life of Mrs. Humphry Ward|Janet Penrose Trevelyan

Sir, let me tell youthe father in that there novelette come round.
Mary Broome|Allan Monkhouse
Moreover, Matilda was pale and drawn and not far from being downright ugly, far too plain for a novelette at all events.
Old Mole|Gilbert Cannan

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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novelette

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