robinsonade
A genre of adventure fiction where a hero is stranded alone on a desert island and has…A genre of adventure fiction where a hero is stranded alone on a desert island and has to survive with their own wits.
Meaning
1 sensesA genre of adventure fiction where a hero is stranded alone on a desert island and has to survive with their own wits.
Robinsonade
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from German Robinsonade, analyzable in English as Robinson + -ade, named after fiBorrowed from German Robinsonade, analyzable in English as Robinson + -ade, named after fictional character Robinson Crusoe, from Daniel Defoe’s 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe.
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Forms
plural: robinsonadesWord family
1 related wordsSee also
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