novellike

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nov⋅el

1 [nov-uh

–noun

1.	a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.

2.	(formerly) novella (def. 1).

Origin:
1560–70; < It novella (storia) new kind of story. See novel ²

Related forms:

nov⋅el⋅like, adjective

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