Pronunciation: r ō - ˌ mä n - ' flv, - ' fl ə (r)v
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ro · mans-fleuves \ - ˌ mä n - ' flv, ' fl ə (r)v(z) \
Etymology: F, literally, river novel
Date: 1935
: a novel in the form of a long usually easygoing chronicle of a social group (as a family or a community)