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Schelmenroman — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • picaresque adjective Relating to a style of fiction that follows the adventures of a roguish, often likeable, wandering hero.

Senses

Schelmenroman is used for these senses in English:

picaresque — full definition

  1. adjective Relating to a style of fiction that follows the adventures of a roguish, often likeable, wandering hero.
  2. noun A novel that follows the adventures of a roguish wandering hero.
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