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Where does “roman à clef” come from?

roman à clef (English) comes from French roman à clef — roman à clef”, literally “novel with a key.

roman à clef (English): A piece of fiction, especially a novel,...

Definitions

  1. A piece of fiction, especially a novel,...

Ancestry of “roman à clef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchroman à clefroman à clef”, literally “novel with a key
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