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novelette

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nov·el·ette  (nv-lt)
n.
A short novel.
novelette [ˌnɒvəˈlɛt]
n
1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an extended prose narrative story or short novel
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a novel that is regarded as being slight, trivial, or sentimental
3. (Music / Classical Music) a short piece of lyrical music, esp one for the piano
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.novelette - a short novel
novella
novel - an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
Translations
novelette [ˌnɒvəˈlet] N → novela f corta (pej) → novela f sentimental, novela f sin valor
novelette
n (pej) → Romänchen nt, → Kitschroman m
novelette [ˌnɒvəˈlɛt] n (usu) (pej) → romanzetto
novelette [ˌnɒvəˈlɛt] n (usu) (pej) → romanzetto


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She went away and, since at that late hour there was nobody else at her tables, she immersed herself in a novelette.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Now you would think that the first thing the king would do after listening to such a novelette from an entire stranger, would be to ask for credentials -- yes, and a pointer or two as to locality of castle, best route to it, and so on.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
A novelette, an airy trifle, conceived in days when the thermometer was lower and it was possible to think, and worked out almost mechanically, had been accepted by a magazine of a higher standing than those which hitherto had shown him hospitality.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
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