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novelettes

novelettes is the plural 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.

Questions about novelettes

What is novelettes the plural of?
Novelettes is the plural of novelette.

Words near novelettes in the dictionary

  1. novelesque
  2. novelet
  3. Noveleta
  4. novelets
  5. novelette
  6. novelettes
  7. novelettish
  8. novelettist
  9. novelettists
  10. noveletty
  11. novelisation

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