
n., pl., ro·mans à clef (rōmäN' zä klā').
A novel in which actual persons, places, or events are depicted in fictional guise.
[French : roman, novel + à, with + clef, key.]
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[French : roman, novel + à, with + clef, key.]
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A novel in which actual people and places are disguised as fictional characters. Roman à clef is French for “novel with a key.”
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