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10 Language-to-English DictionariesComing-of-age story
/ˌkʌm.ɪŋ.əv.eɪdʒ ˈstɔː.ri/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A novel, movie, or other work of art that focuses on the transition of a protagonist from youth to adulthood.
"Her debut novel is a touching coming-of-age story set in a small rural town during the summer of 1995." - 2
A narrative depicting psychological, moral, and emotional growth and maturation.
"The film acts as a classic coming-of-age story about learning to take responsibility for one's actions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The phrase derives from 'coming of age', referring to the time when a person reaches the age of legal majority or psychological maturity, combined with 'story' from Old French 'estorie' and Latin 'historia'. It gained widespread currency in literary criticism during the 20th century to describe the narrative genre known in German as the Bildungsroman.
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récit d'apprentissage
Transliteration: ʁe.si d‿a.pʁɑ̃.tis.ɑ̃ʒ
"Ce livre est un magnifique récit d'apprentissage sur la jeunesse."
Entwicklungsroman
Transliteration: ɛntˈvɪklʊŋsʁoˌmaːn
"Der Film ist ein typischer Entwicklungsroman über das Erwachsenwerden."
romanzo di formazione
Transliteration: roˈmandzo di formaˈtsjone
"Il suo primo libro è un classico romanzo di formazione."
novela de aprendizaje
Transliteration: noˈβela de apɾenˈdixaje
"La película es una emotiva novela de aprendizaje ambientada en los años ochenta."
romance de formação
Transliteration: ʁoˈmɐ̃s.i dʒi fɔʁ.maˈsɐ̃w
"O filme retrata perfeitamente um romance de formação juvenil."
उम्र के बढ़ने की कहानी
Transliteration: umr ke baṛhne ki kahānī
"यह उपन्यास युवावस्था पर आधारित एक बेहतरीन कहानी है।"
成长小说
Transliteration: chéng zhǎng xiǎo shuō
"这部电影是一部感人的成长小说式作品。"
성장 소설
Transliteration: seongjang soseol
"그 영화는 전형적인 청소년 성장 소설을 바탕으로 만들어졌다."
成長物語
Transliteration: seichō monogatari
"この映画は心温まる成長物語です。"
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