amendment vs novella

amendment

noun
  • An addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution. 

  • That which is added; that which is used to increase or supplement something. 

  • In public bodies, any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits. 

  • Correction of an error in a writ or process. 

  • An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices. 

novella

noun
  • Synonym of novel (“new legal constitution in Ancient Rome”) 

  • A short novel or long short story. 

How often have the words amendment and novella occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )