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单词 roman-fleuve
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Definition of roman-fleuve in English:

roman-fleuve

nounPlural romans-fleuves ˌrəʊmɒ̃ˈfləːvʀɔmɑ̃flœvrōˌmänˈfləv
  • 1A novel featuring the leisurely description of the lives of closely related people.

    长河小说(一种悠闲地描述某一家族或集团连续几代人的长篇小说)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Among those who have set out to write a roman-fleuve and failed is this poet laureate.
    • There is something heroic about any novelist embarking upon that most Herculean of labours, a roman-fleuve.
    Synonyms
    epic, chronicle, legend, folk tale, romance, traditional story, history, narrative, adventure, fairy story, myth
    1. 1.1 A sequence of related, self-contained novels.
      连续性长篇小说

Origin

French, literally 'river novel'.

Rhymes

conserve, curve, Deneuve, derv, hors d'oeuvre, nerve, observe, serve, subserve, swerve, verve

Definition of roman-fleuve in US English:

roman-fleuve

nounrōˌmänˈfləv
  • 1A novel featuring the leisurely description of the lives of closely related people.

    长河小说(一种悠闲地描述某一家族或集团连续几代人的长篇小说)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There is something heroic about any novelist embarking upon that most Herculean of labours, a roman-fleuve.
    • Among those who have set out to write a roman-fleuve and failed is this poet laureate.
    Synonyms
    epic, chronicle, legend, folk tale, romance, traditional story, history, narrative, adventure, fairy story, myth
    1. 1.1 A sequence of related, self-contained novels.
      连续性长篇小说

Origin

French, literally ‘river novel’.

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