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Definition roman-à-clef in British English

roman-à-clef noun

noun
1

a novel in which real people are presented under fictional names

Example

Disraeli wrote a political roman-à-clef, Coningsby (1844), which prompted the publication of "keys" to its characters.

Definition roman-à-clef in British English