Main Entry: no·vel·la

Pronunciation: \nō-ˈve-lə\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural novellas or no·vel·le \-ˈve-lē\

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