n.
Pronunciation: n ō - ' ve-l ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural novellas or no · vel · le \ - ' ve-l ē \
Etymology: Italian, from feminine of novello new, from Latin novellus
Date: 1898
1 plural novelle : a story with a compact and pointed plot
2 plural usually novellas : a work of fiction intermediate in length and complexity between a short story and a novel