Novelette

//nɒvəˈlɛt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A short novel, synonymous with novella.
  2. 2
    a short novel wordnet
  3. 3
    A story longer than a short story, but shorter than a novella.

    "Best novella was Nnedi Okorafor’s African-flavoured space opera Binti (Tor), while best novelette was Folding Beijing by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu."

  4. 4
    A short piece of lyrical music, especially one for the piano.

Synonyms

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novelladreadfullight novelnovelnovellaroman

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"Best novella was Nnedi Okorafor’s African-flavoured space opera Binti (Tor), while best novelette was Folding Beijing by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu."

Etymology

From novel + -ette.

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