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short story vs. novella

short story

noun

  1. a piece of prose fiction, usually under 10,000 words.

novella

noun

plural novellas, novelle
  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.