Etymology

novella

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Today it means: A short novel or long short story. Full definition →

Italian novella
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novella · noun1

  1. Italian · borrowed fromnovella
  2. English todaynovella

Borrowed from Italian novella. Doublet of novel.

novella · noun2

  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromnovella
  2. English todaynovella

Learned borrowing from Latin novella. Doublet of novel.

Novella · proper noun3

  1. Catalan · borrowed fromNovella
  2. English todayNovella

Borrowed from Italian or Catalan Novella.

Words from the same roots

Italiannovella all →

novel

Latinnovella all →

novel

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