n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian novella
Date: 1639
1 : an invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events
2 : the literary genre consisting of novels
– nov · el · is · tic \ ˌ nä-v ə - ' lis-tik \ adjective
– nov · el · is · ti · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb