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bildungsromane

Bil·dungs·ro·man
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Transcription

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

Definitions of bildungsromane word

  • noun plural bildungsromane a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist. 1
  • noun bildungsromane plural of bildungsroman. 0
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Origin of bildungsromane

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 Bildungsromane

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Bildungsromane

bildungsromane 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

bildungsromane usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bildungsromane

noun bildungsromane

  • saga — a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
  • bildungsroman — a novel concerned with a person's formative years and development
  • 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 4 Synonyms of bildungsromane

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