novelette.
A short novel, synonymous with novella.
Meaning & usage
A short novel, synonymous with novella.
A story longer than a short story, but shorter than a novella.
A short piece of lyrical music, especially one for the piano.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Italic *nowos Latin novus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin novellus Vulgar Latin *novella Italian novellabor. English novel Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ettebor. Middle English -ette English -ette English novelette From novel + -ette.
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