robinsonade

• Robinsonade

Borrowed from German Robinsonade, analyzable in English as Robinson +‎ -ade, named after fictional character Robinson Crusoe, from Daniel Defoe’s 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɑbɪnsəˈneɪd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɒbɪnsəˈneɪd/
• Rhymes: -eɪd
• Hyphenation: rob‧in‧so‧nade

robinsonade (plural robinsonades)

1. A genre of adventure fiction where a hero is stranded alone on a desert island and has to survive with their own wits.
   • 2020, Michael T. Wilson, “Minecraft Fiction”, in Anne H. Stevens, Molly C. O’Donnell, editors, The Microgenre: A Quick Look at Small Culture, Bloomsbury Academic, →ISBN:

     Much, perhaps most, Minecraft fiction follows the robinsonade template, emphasizing the day-to-day life of a character, including nonhuman characters, striving to survive and thrive in a recognizably Minecraftian world by utilizing its resources.

• edisonade

• Robinson Crusoe

• Robinsonade

Borrowed from German Robinsonade.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.bɪn.sɔˌnaː.də/

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• Hyphenation: ro‧bin‧so‧na‧de

robinsonade f (plural robinsonades or robinsonaden)

1. robinsonade