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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Published through Amazon Original Stories, the novella series watches as a plane carrying a team of mercenaries crash-lands on a remote snowy summit.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
One of the authors that Covici brought along with him to Viking was a young writer named John Steinbeck; his company had published Steinbeck’s novellas Tortilla Flat in 1935 and Of Mice and Men in 1937.
—Paul Slovak
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
The novella was released in 1982, three years after the release of The Long Walk novel.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The story is a timeless novella of love, jealousy, betrayal and tragic death, traditionally set during 1847 colonial Spain.
—Lisa Vernon Sparks, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
One of the authors that Covici brought along with him to Viking was a young writer named John Steinbeck; his company had published Steinbeck’s novellas Tortilla Flat in 1935 and Of Mice and Men in 1937.
—Paul Slovak
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
The novella was released in 1982, three years after the release of The Long Walk novel.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The story is a timeless novella of love, jealousy, betrayal and tragic death, traditionally set during 1847 colonial Spain.
—Lisa Vernon Sparks, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 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 22 Sep. 2025.
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novella
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no·vel·la
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: a work of fiction falling between a short story and a novel in length and complexity
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