Novella

//nəˈvɛlə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A short novel or long short story.
  2. 2
    a short novel wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of novel (“new legal constitution in Ancient Rome”) historical
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
novelettenovelettedreadfullight novelnovelroman

Example

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"Based on a novella by Annie Proulx first published in The New Yorker magazine, Brokeback Mountain co-stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Jack Twist."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian novella. Doublet of novel.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian or Catalan Novella.

Related phrases

e-novellashort story

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