Definitions
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- noun A
genre ofadventure fiction where a hero is stranded alone on adesert island and has to survive with his own wits.
Etymologies
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Robinson + -ade, after fictional character Robinson Crusoe, from Daniel Defoe’s 1715 novel Robinson Crusoe.
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Could this really be his born-again, robinsonade record?
Cokemachineglow.com 2008
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