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Algeresque

Adjective

Meaning

Algeresque (not comparable)

(literature) in the style of author Horatio Alger, typically of poor boys earning riches through wealthy benefactors.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

In the affluent 1880s, Americans witnessed the publication of Algeresque rags to riches games that permitted players to emulate the capitalist heroes of the age. Source: Internet

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