novella (redirected from novelle)

no·vel·la  (n-vl)

n. pl. no·vel·las or no·vel·le (-vl, -vl)

1. A short prose tale often characterized by moral teaching or satire.

2. A short novel.

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[Italian; see novel¹.]

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novella [nəʊˈvɛlə]

n pl -las, -le [-leɪ]

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (formerly) a short narrative tale, esp a popular story having a moral or satirical point, such as those in Boccaccio's Decameron

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a short novel; novelette

[from Italian; see novel¹]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

novella - a short novel novelette novel - an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

Translations

novella [nəʊˈvelə] N (novellas or novelle (pl)) [nəʊˈveleɪ] → novela f corta

novella [nəʊˈvɛlə] n → roman m court

novella

n → Novelle f