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novelette

noun
/nɒvəˈlɛt/UK

Etymology

From novel + -ette.

  1. derived from novellus
  2. derived from novel
  3. inherited from novel
  4. suffixed as novelette — “novel + ette”

Definitions

  1. A short novel, synonymous with novella.

  2. A story longer than a short story, but shorter than a novella.

    • Best novella was Nnedi Okorafor’s African-flavoured space opera Binti (Tor), while best novelette was Folding Beijing by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu.
    • Nebula Awards® will be made in the following categories […] Novelette: at least 7,500 words but less than 17,500 words[…]

  3. A short piece of lyrical music, especially one for the piano.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for novelette. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA