short short story en · NOUN
Meanings
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A work of fiction that is briefer than a typical short story.
We do not mean the length of the average short story, but rather that of the "short short story" that ranges from 500 to 1200 words.
1936, E. M. Vickrey, “The Integration of Composition and the Short Story”, in Peabody Journal of Education, volume 13, number 4, page 182:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| short short stories | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| short-short story | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
flashfic · drabble · sudden fiction · microfiction · flash fiction
Synonyms
Translations (5)
et mininovell (a kind of work of fiction) · sv mininovell (a kind of work of fiction) · fi mininovelli (a kind of work of fiction) · sv miniatyrnovell (a kind of work of fiction) · ja ショートショート (a kind of work of fiction)