ROMAN A CLEF


Meaning of ROMAN A CLEF in English

Pronunciation: r ō - ˌ mä( n )n-( ˌ )ä- ' kl ā

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural romans à clef \ - ˌ mä n -( ˌ )zä- \

Etymology: F, literally, novel with a key

Date: 1893

: a novel in which real persons or actual events figure under disguise

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