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novella¹
- /nəˈvɛlə/ UK
- /nəʊˈvɛlə/ UK
- /nəˈvɛlə/ US
- /noʊˈvɛlə/ US
Rhymes with -ɛlə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian novella. Doublet of novel.
noun novellas · novelle
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A short novel or long short story.
Similar: novelette
novella²
- /nəˈvɛlə/ UK
- /nəʊˈvɛlə/ UK
- /nəˈvɛlə/ US
- /noʊˈvɛlə/ US
Rhymes with -ɛlə
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin novella. Doublet of novel.
noun novellae
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Synonym of novel (“a new legal constitution”)
Similar: novel
Novella³
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian or Catalan Novella.
proper noun Novellas
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: novelette, short story, short short, storyette, light novel, storiette, storylet, story, canzonet, romantic comedy, minisaga, bluette, romancelet, sonatina, smalls, juvenile
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noun short novel
| Español | novela corta, novelilla |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 중편소설 jungpyeonsoseol |
| 日本語 | 短編小説 tanpen-shōsetsu |
| 中文 | 中篇小說 /中篇小说 zhōngpiān xiǎoshuō |
| Português | novela |
| Français | nouvelle, court roman |
| Deutsch | Novelle |
| Italiano | novella, romanzo breve |
| Ελληνικά | νουβέλα nouvéla |
| Română | nuvelă |
| Русский | по́весть póvestʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tiểu thuyết ngắn, truyện vừa |
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