Definition of Novelle

1. Noun. A plural of novella, ''but only'' in the sense of a compact story. ¹

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Definition of Novelle

1. novella [n] - See also: novella

Lexicographical Neighbors of Novelle

novelist
novelistic
novelistically
novelists
novelization
novelizations
novelize
novelized
novelizer
novelizers
novelizes
novelizing
novella
novellae
novellas
novelle (current term)
novellike
novelly
novelries
novelry
novels
novelties
novelty
novelty shop
novelty song
novelty theory
november
novemdecillion
novemdecillions
novena

Literary usage of Novelle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1828)
"novelle Storiche. Corse. Di FO Renucci. 8vo. Bastia. 1827. ... The novelle, however, of the early Italians, are very different compositions from our present ..."

2. Twelfth Night: Or, What You Will by William Shakespeare, Henry Norman Hudson (1911)
"... characters are changed, the plot of Gl'Ingannati is essentially the same as that of a prose tale by Bandello, published as one of his novelle in 1554. ..."

3. History of Prose Fiction by John Colin Dunlop (1888)
"CENTO novelle ANTICHE. DECAMERON OF BOCCACCIO. IT seems not a little remarkable that Italy, which produced the earliest and finest specimens of romantic ..."

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