novella
no.vel.la \no--'vel-*\ \-*z\ \-'vel-e-\ n or novellas or no.vel.le [It, fr. fem. of novello new, fr. L novellus] pl pl novelle 1: a story with a compact and pointed plot pl usu novellas 2: NOVELETTE
Webster's English Dictionaryno.vel.la \no--'vel-*\ \-*z\ \-'vel-e-\ n or novellas or no.vel.le [It, fr. fem. of novello new, fr. L novellus] pl pl novelle 1: a story with a compact and pointed plot pl usu novellas 2: NOVELETTE