Bildungsroman
\ BIL-doongz-roh-mahn \
noun – A type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist.
Origin:
Bildungsroman stems from the German word of the same spelling. The word bildung means “formation,” and the word roman means “book.”
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