rocambolesque

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rocambolesque

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Borrowed from French rocambolesque, in reference to Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail's character Rocambole.

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Fantastic, incredible, fabulous. a rocambolesque story

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adj fantastic

Español	rocambolesco
Français	rocambolesque
Italiano	rocambolesco

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"rocambolesque." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rocambolesque. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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rocambolesque. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rocambolesque

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"rocambolesque." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rocambolesque.

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@misc{rocambolesque_2026,
  title = {rocambolesque},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rocambolesque},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}