plural novellas or novelle
nō-ˈve-lē 
1
plural novelle
: a story with a compact and pointed plot
2
plural novellas
: a work of fiction intermediate in length and complexity between a short story and a novel
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pressed for time, many English teachers have their students read the one novella among the novelist's works
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Unsettling and lovely at once, this horror novella is a razor-sharp and bewitching fairytale about discovering the darkness in the world, as well as the darkness within oneself.
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Kalie Cassidy
july 25, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
Each of the first four novels tells the love story of a hockey player, with the fifth being a novella collection of all four couples.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 July 2025
The director’s films often feel like novellas come to life—short, emotionally intricate and rooted in the rhythms of real conversation.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Fosse’s novella illuminates what can create meaning in anyone’s life.
—Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 6 July 2025
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Kalie Cassidy
july 25, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
Each of the first four novels tells the love story of a hockey player, with the fifth being a novella collection of all four couples.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 July 2025
The director’s films often feel like novellas come to life—short, emotionally intricate and rooted in the rhythms of real conversation.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Fosse’s novella illuminates what can create meaning in anyone’s life.
—Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for novella
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“Novella.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/novella. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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novella
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no·vel·la
nō-ˈvel-ə
: a work of fiction falling between a short story and a novel in length and complexity
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