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novelet

novelet is the archaic form of novelette.

Meaning of novelette

Noun

novelette (plural novelettes)

  1. A short novel, synonymous with novella.
    Synonyms:
    novella
  2. A story longer than a short story, but shorter than a novella.
    • Best novella was Nnedi Okorafor’s African-flavoured space opera Binti (Tor), while best novelette was Folding Beijing by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu.2016 November 30, Adam Roberts, “The best SF and fantasy books of 2016”, in The Guardian
  3. A short piece of lyrical music, especially one for the piano.

Forms of novelet

pluralnovelets

Questions about novelet

What is novelet the archaic form of?
Novelet is the archaic form of novelette.

Words near novelet in the dictionary

  1. novelas
  2. novelcraft
  3. noveldom
  4. novelese
  5. novelesque
  6. novelet
  7. Noveleta
  8. novelets
  9. novelette
  10. novelettes
  11. novelettish

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