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novella
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novella
(noun)
novella
/noʊ
ˈ
vɛlə/
noun
plural
novellas
novella
/noʊ
ˈ
vɛlə/
noun
plural
novellas
Britannica Dictionary definition of NOVELLA
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count
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:
a short novel
:
a story that is longer than a short story but shorter than a novel
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