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What is another word for Historiette?

Pronunciation: [hˌɪstɔːɹɪˈɛt] (IPA)

Historiette is a French word that means a brief or short story. It refers to a tale that is usually a little bit humorous, often slightly scandalous, and sometimes even a little naughty. If you're looking for synonyms for the word historiette, you might consider words like anecdote, fable, tale, story, or yarn. All of these words are commonly used to describe stories that are usually quite short, and that tend to be told with a bit of humor or wit. Other possible synonyms for historiette could include parable, allegory, or even a jest or a quip.
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This Historiette, scarcely fitted for a novel, first appeared where generally Steevens's literary amusements were carried on, in the General Evening Post, or the St. James's Chronicle: and Mr. Todd, in the improved edition of Milton's Life, obtained this spurious original, where the reader may find it; but the more curious part of the story remains to be told.
"Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 (of 3)"
Isaac Disraeli
Coquelin did some excellent French monologues-one of them an ungrammatical Englishman telling a colorless Historiette in French.
"Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete The Personal And Literary Life Of Samuel Langhorne Clemens"
Albert Bigelow Paine Last Updated: February 20, 2009
On the same principle, at the time of our Historiette, Harland's friends, even his bar-room acquaintances, were overtaken by a sentiment of self-reproach or honor, and there was a general movement to swear off borrowing from this man who never refused a loan.
"A Republic Without a President and Other Stories"
Herbert Ward

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