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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries성인 소설
Pronunciation / Transliteration: seong-in so-seol
"이 작품은 깊이 있는 주제를 다룬 성인 소설입니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Literature written, marketed, and intended for mature audiences, typically exploring complex human emotions, social issues, relationships, or mature themes.
"The bookstore has an entire section dedicated to contemporary adult fiction." - 2
Narrative prose works that deal with sophisticated plots and character arcs suited to an adult level of psychological understanding.
"Her latest novel marks a significant shift from young adult fantasy into literary adult fiction."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a modern compound combining 'adult' (derived from the Latin 'adultus', meaning grown up or matured, from 'adolescere') and 'fiction' (from the Latin 'fictio', meaning a shaping or counterfeiting, from 'fingere', to shape or invent). It emerged in the late 20th century within the publishing industry to clearly distinguish literature written for and marketed to mature readers from children's and young adult (YA) literature.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Adult fiction" is said worldwide
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roman pour adultes
Transliteration: ʁɔmɑ̃ puʁ adylt
"Elle préfère lire de la fiction pour adultes le soir."
Erwachsenenliteratur
Transliteration: ɛɐ̯ˈvaksənənˌli.tə.ʁaˈtuːɐ̯
"Dieser Roman gehört zur modernen Erwachsenenliteratur."
narrativa per adulti
Transliteration: narraˈtiːva per adˈultz
"La libreria ha una vasta sezione di narrativa per adulti."
ficción para adultos
Transliteration: fikˈsjon paɾa aˈðultos
"Este premio reconoce lo mejor de la ficción para adultos."
ficção para adultos
Transliteration: fiˈsɐ̃w ˈpaɾɐ aˈdultus
"O autor lançou recentemente uma obra de ficção para adultos."
वयस्क कथा साहित्य
Transliteration: vayask kathā sāhitya
"यह पुस्तक आधुनिक वयस्क कथा साहित्य का एक उत्कृष्ट उदाहरण है।"
成人小说
Transliteration: chéngrén xiǎoshuō
"这家书店专门出售成人小说。"
성인 소설
Transliteration: seong-in so-seol
"이 작품은 깊이 있는 주제를 다룬 성인 소설입니다."
一般小説
Transliteration: ippan shōsetsu
"彼女の新しい小説は本格的な一般小説として高く評価されている。"
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