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)