bildungsroman

Bil·dungs·ro·man

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bil-doo ngz-roh-mahn; German beel-doo ngks-raw-mahn]
- /ˈbɪl dʊŋz roʊˌmɑn; German ˈbil dʊŋks rɔˌmɑn/
- /bˈɪldəŋsrˌəʊmən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bil-doo ngz-roh-mahn; German beel-doo ngks-raw-mahn]
- /ˈbɪl dʊŋz roʊˌmɑn; German ˈbil dʊŋks rɔˌmɑn/

Definitions of bildungsroman word

noun bildungsroman a novel concerned with a person's formative years and development 3
noun bildungsroman a novel that details the maturation, and specif. the psychological development and moral education, of the principal character 3
noun plural bildungsroman a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist. 1
noun bildungsroman A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity. 0

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Origin of bildungsroman

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Bildungsroman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bildungsroman

bildungsroman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

bildungsroman usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bildungsroman

noun bildungsroman

saga — a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
historical fiction — the genre of literature, film, etc., comprising narratives that take place in the past and are characterized chiefly by an imaginative reconstruction of historical events and personages.
roman-fleuve — saga (def 3).

All 3 Synonyms of bildungsroman

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