roman à tiroirs
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French roman à tiroirs (literally “novel with/made of drawers”).
Noun
[edit]roman à tiroirs (plural romans à tiroirs)
- A piece of fiction, especially a novel, in which the principal or main narrative (or "frame story") is interrupted by secondary narratives.
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French
[edit]Noun
[edit]roman à tiroirs m (plural romans à tiroirs)
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