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Bil⋅dungs⋅ro⋅man

   [bil-doongz-roh-mahn; Ger. beel-doongks-raw-mahn]
–noun, plural -mans, German. -ma⋅ne  [-mah-nuh] .
a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist.
Origin:
1905–10; < G, equiv. to Bildung formation + -s n. ending in compounds + Roman novel
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bil·dungs·ro·man or Bil·dungs·ro·man     (bĭl'dŏŏngz-rō-män', -dŏŏngks-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A novel whose principal subject is the moral, psychological, and intellectual development of a usually youthful main character.

[German : Bildung, formation (from Middle High German bildunge, from Old High German bildunga, from bilidōn, to shape, from bilōdi, form, shape) + Roman, novel (from French, a story in the vernacular, novel; see roman).]
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