Main Entry: ro·man–fleuve

Pronunciation: \rō-ˌmäⁿ-ˈflœv, -ˈflə(r)v\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ro·mans–fleuves \-ˌmäⁿ-ˈflœv, ˈflə(r)v(z)\

Etymology: French, literally, river novel

Date: 1935

: a novel in the form of a long usually easygoing chronicle of a social group (as a family or a community)