romans à clef
mɑ na ˈklɛ
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| —n , pl romans à clef | |
| a novel in which real people are depicted under fictitious names | |
| [literally: novel with a key] | |
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roman à clef [(roh-mahn ah klay)]A novel in which actual people and places are disguised as fictional characters. Roman à clef is French for “novel with a key.”
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