BILDUNGSROMAN


Meaning of BILDUNGSROMAN in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' bil-du ̇ ŋ (k)s-r ō - ˌ män, -du ̇ ŋ z-

Function: noun

Etymology: German, from Bildung education + Roman novel

Date: 1910

: a novel about the moral and psychological growth of the main character

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