novella

[ noh-vel-uh ]
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noun,plural no·vel·las, no·vel·le [noh-vel-ee, -vel-ey]. /noʊˈvɛl i, -ˈvɛl eɪ/.
  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 novel.

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Origin of novella

1
From Italian, dating back to 1900–05; see origin at novel1

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novella

/ (nəʊˈvɛlə) /


nounplural -las or -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

Origin of novella

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C20: from Italian; see novel 1

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