novella
[ noh-vel-uh ]
/ noʊˈvɛl ə /
noun, plural no·vel·las, no·vel·le [noh-vel-ee, -vel-ey]. /noʊˈvɛl i, -ˈvɛl eɪ/.
a tale or short story of the type contained in the Decameron of Boccaccio.
a fictional prose narrative that is longer and more complex than a short story; a short novel.
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Origin of novella
From Italian, dating back to 1900–05; see origin at novel1
Words nearby novella
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novella
/ (nəʊˈvɛlə) /
noun plural -las or -le (-leɪ)
(formerly) a short narrative tale, esp a popular story having a moral or satirical point, such as those in Boccaccio's Decameron
a short novel; novelette
Word Origin for novella
C20: from Italian; see novel 1
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