| Title | novelette |
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary nov·el·ette \\ˌnä-və-ˈlet\\ noun DATE 1814 : novella 2Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 novelette nov·el·ette / 7nCvE5let; NAmE 7nB:v- / noun a short novel, especially a romantic novel that is considered to be badly written 中篇小说(尤指被认为很蹩脚的传奇小说) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged nov·el·ette noun also nov·el·et \|nävə|let\ (-s) 1. a. : a brief novel or long short story < is also buying novelettes of around 15,000 words — Iris Litt > < all of it is short; nothing exceeding novelette length — Richard Sullivan > b. Britain : a light usually sentimental romantic novel < was a great reader of novelettes and had romantic ideas — Flora Thompson > < weeping over a sentimental novelette — F.M.Ford > 2. [German novellette, from novelle novel (from Italian novella) + -ette — more at novella ] : a romantic piano piece of free form characteristically containing a number of contrasting sections |
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