Bildungsroman

[ bil-doongz-roh-mahn; German beel-doongks-raw-mahn ]

noun,plural Bil·dungs·ro·mans, German Bil·dungs·ro·ma·ne [beel-doongks-raw-mah-nuh]. /ˈbil dʊŋks rɔˌmɑ nə/.
  1. a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist.

Origin of Bildungsroman

1
1905–10; <German, equivalent to Bildung formation + -s noun ending in compounds + Roman novel

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Bildungsroman

/ German (ˈbɪldʊŋsromaːn) /


noun
  1. a novel concerned with a person's formative years and development

Origin of Bildungsroman

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literally: education novel

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