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novelette

/nɒvəˈlɛt/ UK
/nɒvl̩ˈɛt/ UK

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noun novelettes

A short novel, synonymous with novella.
Similar: novella
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.
A short piece of lyrical music, especially one for the piano.

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noun short novel

Español	noveleta, novelita

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@misc{novelette_2026,
  title = {novelette},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/novelette},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}