roman a clef Roman • romanal · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · roman a clef · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a novel in which actual persons and events are disguised as fictional characters. Synonyms: roman a clef. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072