roman à tiroirs

noun

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

OriginFrench roman à tiroirs →
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Meanings

nounroman à tiroirs (plural romans à tiroirs)

plural romans à tiroirs

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

Origin

  1. Frenchroman à tiroirs
  2. Englishroman à tiroirs

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

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APA

roman à tiroirs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roman%20%C3%A0%20tiroirs

MLA

“roman à tiroirs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roman%20%C3%A0%20tiroirs. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roman à tiroirs,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roman%20%C3%A0%20tiroirs.

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