HyperDic: roman_a_clef

English > 1 sense of the expression roman a clef:
NOUNcommunicationroman a clefa novel in which actual persons and events are disguised as fictional characters
English > roman a clef: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA novel in which actual persons and events are disguised as fictional characters.
BroadernovelAn extended fictional work in prose

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