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Friday word: Roman a clef
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med_catroman à clef ,n. ro·man à clef \rō-ˌmä(ⁿ)n-(ˌ)ä-ˈklā\
(plural romans à clef \-ˌmäⁿ-(ˌ)zä-\)
: a novel in which real persons or actual events figure under disguise
Etymology:
French, literally, novel with a key
First Known Use: 1893
(plural romans à clef \-ˌmäⁿ-(ˌ)zä-\)
: a novel in which real persons or actual events figure under disguise
Etymology:
French, literally, novel with a key
First Known Use: 1893
