roman

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She received the prestigious Grand Prix du roman from the French Academy in 1987 for her novel, Le Harem.

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  1. noun A narrative poem or a prose tale in medieval French literature.
  2. noun A novel.

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  • Non-roman items come imported from iCal with broken encodings, etc etc etc etc ..... plus all kinds of unexpected and unpredictable crashes anywhere you can or can not possibly imagine. —  MacUpdate - Mac OS X
  • Web community for a thoughtful future. andy_bernay-roman —  Earth & Sky Podcast
  • Tweedster-you know what they say when in Rome … speak like a roman? —  Think Progress
  • Just forward that SPAM pm to any mod here (smyrl, wisdomtool, roman, aaron etc.) and they will take care of that. —  Digital Point Forums
  • Changed direction and swung by Arles, parked in the main drag and took a walk up to the roman arena which is used pretty much as an outdoor venue rather than a tourist attraction which is refreshing. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
 

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  1. French, from Old French romans, romance; see romance.
 

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