novellae

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noun

Novel thoughts or interpretations, usually associated with Jewish commentaries (see Chiddush); any novel interpretation of a venerated text.

OriginLatin novellae →
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Meanings

nounnovellae pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyNovel thoughts or interpretations, usually associated with Jewish commentaries (see Chiddush); any novel interpretation of a venerated text.

    They should publicize all my novellae in order to bring merit to the many, and if, indeed, I have erred, it is my fault, and I apologize.

    Quoted in 2021, Lawrence Fine, Judaism in Practice (page 166)

Origin

  1. Latinnovellae
  2. Latinnovellae
  3. Englishnovellae

Borrowed from Latin novellae.

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APA

novellae. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/novellae

MLA

“novellae.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/novellae. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “novellae,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/novellae.

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