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ro⋅man-fleuve

  [raw-mahn-flœv]
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–noun, plural ro⋅mans-fleuves  [raw-mahn-flœv] . French.
saga (def. 3).
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ro·man-fleuve   (rō-mäɴ'flɶv')   
n.   pl. ro·mans-fleuves (rō-mäɴ'flɶv')
A long novel, often in many volumes, chronicling the history of several generations of a family, community, or other group and often presenting an overall view of society during a particular epoch. Also called saga novel.

[French : roman, novel + fleuve, river.]
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roman-fleuve

series of novels, each one complete in itself, that deals with one central character, an era of national life, or successive generations of a family

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