ROMAN À CLEF


Meaning of ROMAN À CLEF in English

/rddaw mah nann kle"/ , pl. romans à clef /rddaw mahonn zann kle"/ . French.

a novel that represents historical events and characters under the guise of fiction.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .