novella
Americannoun
plural
novellas, novelle-
a tale or short story of the type contained in the Decameron of Boccaccio.
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a fictional prose narrative that is longer and more complex than a short story; a short novel.
noun
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(formerly) a short narrative tale, esp a popular story having a moral or satirical point, such as those in Boccaccio's Decameron
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a short novel; novelette
Etymology
Origin of novella
From Italian, dating back to 1900–05; novel 1
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Example Sentences
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“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” is adapted from Truman Capote’s novella by the same name.
From Los Angeles Times
Martin’s Dunk and Egg novellas also questions whether who inherit rulership deserve that duty, reflecting their cravenness in shining gleam of its heroes’ virtue.
From Salon
Martin novellas set in the same world as his “A Song of Ice and Fire” series.
From Los Angeles Times
Another spin-off, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, adapted from a series of novellas written by Martin, launched last month.
From BBC
He’s the least of the problems with the film, based on the novella by Don Winslow.
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