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novelette

[nov-uh-let] / ˌnɒv əˈlɛt /


NOUN
short story
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You know the species because androids have been a mainstay of science fiction since before Isaac Asimov coined the “three laws of robotics” for a novelette published in 1942.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 6, 2025

The latter was based on his experience copywriting for a press agent, which inspired a novelette in Cosmopolitan called “Tell Me About It Tomorrow!”

From New York Times Feb. 11, 2024

The novelette, a designation for a work that falls between 7,500 and 17,500 words, tells the story of Persephone Aim.

From Seattle Times Jun. 5, 2020

The backstory of the novelette kept picking at my brain.

From The Verge Sep. 18, 2018

Who bids you take a comedy in that tragic way?--for the novelette in question is a comedy--a 'Comedy of Errors.'

From Quisisana, or Rest at Last by Friedrich Spielhagen




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