Meaning Of The Word Novella

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novella
countable noun: A novella is a short novel or a long short story.

novella in American English
a short prose narrative, usually with a moral and often satirical, as any of the tales in Boccaccio's Decameron
noun: a tale or short story of the type contained in the Decameron of Boccaccio

novella in British English
noun: (formerly) a short narrative tale, esp a popular story having a moral or satirical point, such as those in Boccaccio's Decameron

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