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
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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 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
The backstory of the novelette kept picking at my brain.
From The Verge ● Sep. 18, 2018
“It appears as though the novelette was unfinished business for her.”
From Washington Times ● Jun. 17, 2014
Lionel had been living in a penny novelette, and her fate could not have been much more fortunate.
From The Gay Adventure A Romance by Richard Bird
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