Bildungsroman
noun
a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist.
Bildungsromans
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pluralof Bildungsroman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Bildungsromans about writers tend to end with them resolving to write their own stories — James Joyce’s Stephen Dedalus, say, going to forge “the uncreated conscience of my race.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2017
