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
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
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012