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1905–10; < German, equivalent to Bildung formation + -s noun ending in compounds + Roman novel
1905–10; < German, equivalent to Bildung formation + -s noun ending in compounds + Roman novel
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Bildungsroman
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Bildungsroman
1910, from Ger. Bildungsroman, from Bildung "education, formation, growth" (from Bild "picture, image, figure;" O.H.G. bilade) + roman "novel" (see romance). A novel set in the formative years, or the time of spiritual education, of the main character.
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