14
anecdote(noun, account, story, tale, narrative)
4
novelette(noun, work, tale)
3
account(noun, work, tale, narrative)
3
narrative(noun, work, account, gag, sketch)
3
tale(noun, work, account, story, gag)
2
novel(noun, work, piece, account, arrangement)
2
novella(noun, work)
2
piece(noun, work, arrangement, creation, tune)
1
article(noun, work, piece, arrangement, creation)
1
cantata(noun, work, piece, arrangement, creation)
1
chart(noun, work, piece, arrangement, creation)
1
comic novel
1
composition(noun, work, piece, creation, opus)
1
concerto(noun, work, piece, arrangement, creation)
1
dime novel
1
dissertation(noun, work, piece, arrangement, creation)
1
episode
1
epistolary novel
1
erotic novel
1
essay(noun, work, piece, arrangement, creation)
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