Novella


[noh-vel-uh] /noʊˈvɛl ə/

noun, plural novellas, novelle
[noh-vel-ee, -vel-ey] /noʊˈvɛl i, -ˈvɛl eɪ/ (Show IPA)
1.
a tale or short story of the type contained in the Decameron of Boccaccio.
2.
a fictional prose narrative that is longer and more complex than a short story; a short .
/nəʊˈvɛlə/
noun (pl) -las, -le (-leɪ)
1.
(formerly) a short narrative tale, esp a popular story having a moral or satirical point, such as those in Boccaccio’s Decameron
2.
a short novel; novelette

1902; see novel (n.).

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