по́весть — meaning in English

English meaning

• novel adj New and original, in an interesting or unusual way.
• novella noun A short novel or a long short story.
• story noun An account, true or invented, of events told for information or entertainment.
• tale noun A story, especially one that is told aloud and may be fictional or exaggerated.

Senses

по́весть is used for these senses in English:

• novel A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella. [from 17th c.]
• novella A short novel or long short story.
• short story (literature) A work of fiction that is shorter than a novella.
• story An account of real or fictional events.
• tale A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.

novel — full definition

1. adj New and original, in an interesting or unusual way.
2. noun A long work of fiction written in prose.

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