Usually means: Novel depicting personal growth, development.
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  1. bildungsroman: Merriam-Webster
  2. Bildungsroman: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. bildungsroman: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. Bildungsroman: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Bildungsroman, bildungsroman: Wordnik
  6. Bildungsroman, bildungsroman: Wiktionary
  7. bildungsroman: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. Bildungsroman: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. Bildungsroman: Dictionary.com
  10. Bildungsroman: Online Etymology Dictionary
  11. Bildungsroman: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. bildungsroman: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science (No longer online)

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  1. bildungsroman: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. bildungsroman: A Word A Day
  2. bildungsroman: Wordcraft Dictionary

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  1. Bildungsroman: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Bildungsroman)

noun:  A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
noun:  Alternative letter-case form of bildungsroman [A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.]

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