Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roman à tiroirs

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ro-man a tiroirs
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of fiction, especially a novel, in which the principal or main narrative (or "frame story") is interrupted by secondary narratives.

Etymology

Borrowed from French roman à tiroirs (literally “novel with/made of drawers”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: roman à tiroirs

Inflected Forms

romans à tiroirs (plural)

Questions

What does roman à tiroirs mean?: A piece of fiction, especially a novel, in which the principal or main narrative (or "frame story") is interrupted by secondary narratives.
Where does roman à tiroirs come from?: It is traced to French.

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