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# Bildungsroman
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- Published: 2026-10-17T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-17T10:00:00.000Z
- Description: A coming-of-age novel.
- Author: Tyler Bussell
- Tags: Word of the Day

Noun · pronounced BIL-doongz-roh-mahn

What it means:

A bildungsroman is a novel that follows a character's growth from youth into adulthood, and the lessons, losses and choices that shape them. The word is German for "novel of formation."

Great Expectations is a classic *bildungsroman*: we watch Pip grow up, get it wrong, and finally get some of it right.