novelette
Americannoun
noun
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an extended prose narrative story or short novel
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a novel that is regarded as being slight, trivial, or sentimental
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a short piece of lyrical music, esp one for the piano
Etymology
Origin of novelette
Example Sentences
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You know the species because androids have been a mainstay of science fiction since before Isaac Asimov coined the “three laws of robotics” for a novelette published in 1942.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025
The latter was based on his experience copywriting for a press agent, which inspired a novelette in Cosmopolitan called “Tell Me About It Tomorrow!”
From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2024
The novelette, a designation for a work that falls between 7,500 and 17,500 words, tells the story of Persephone Aim.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2020
I knew some things about her as a young woman because of the structure of the novelette, and my narrative brain wouldn’t let go.
From The Verge • Sep. 18, 2018
But I did not think, after the brave and practical manner in which you kept your appointment, I did not think that you'd try to behave like the heroine of a family novelette.
From The Literary Sense by Nesbit, E. (Edith)
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