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ROMAN A CLEF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does roman a clef mean?
• ROMAN A CLEF (noun)
The noun ROMAN A CLEF has 1 sense:
1. a novel in which actual persons and events are disguised as fictional characters
Familiarity information: ROMAN A CLEF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A novel in which actual persons and events are disguised as fictional characters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("roman a clef" is a kind of...):
novel (an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story)
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