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romans-fleuves
Variant of roman-fleuve
roman-fleuve
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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
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