Dictionary![]() ![]() no•vel•laPronunciation: (nō-vel'u), [key] —n., —pl. -vel•las, -vel•lePronunciation: (-vel'ē, -vel'ā). [key] 1. a tale or short story of the type contained in the Decameron of Boccaccio. 2. a fictional prose narrative that is longer and more complex than a short story; a short novel. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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