romans-fleuves

Variant of roman-fleuve

roman-fleuve definition

roman-fleuve (rō̂ män flëv′)

noun pl. romans-fleuves (rō̂ män flëv′)

a long novel, often in a number of volumes, dealing with a cross section of society, several generations of a family, etc.

Etymology: Fr, river novel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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