robinsonade
See also: Robinsonade
English
    
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Etymology
    
Borrowed from German Robinsonade, analyzable in English as Robinson + -ade, named after fictional character Robinson Crusoe, from Daniel Defoe’s 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe.
Pronunciation
    
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɹɑbɪnsəˈneɪd/
 - (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɹɒbɪnsəˈneɪd/
 - Rhymes: -eɪd
 - Hyphenation: rob‧in‧so‧nade
 
Noun
    
robinsonade (plural robinsonades)
- A genre of adventure fiction where a hero is stranded alone on a desert island and has to survive with his own wits.
 
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Translations
    
genre of adventure fiction
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Dutch
    
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Etymology
    
Borrowed from German Robinsonade.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.bɪn.sɔˌnaː.də/
 Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ro‧bin‧so‧na‧de
 
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